Boko Haram member Kabiru Sokoto sentenced to life imprisonment

Kabiru Sokoto, 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, has been found guilty of the crime of terrorism and murder.

Kabiru who was arrested on the 14th of January 2012 and declared in court that he was a member of Boko Haram was today sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice Ademola Adeniyi of the federal high court in Abuja,

The pic above was taken during his court appearance today.