BOKO HARAM: Christmas Day Bomber, Kabiru Sokoto jailed for life.

 

The alleged mastermind of the Christmas day bomb blast that killed about 44 persons and wounded 75 others at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State, in 2011, Kabiru Umar, a.k.a Kabiru Sokoto has been found guilty of the crime of terrorism and murder.




Justice Ademola Adeniyi of the federal high court in Abuja, sentenced Kabiru Umar to life imprisonment.

Sokoto was a member of the Shura council of Islamist sect Boko Haram according to his persoanl testimony during the trial.