One Terrorist Gets 20 Years, Another Gets Life Imprisonment— El-Rufai Fumes Over Disparity in Nigeria’s Justice System

Thenews_chronicle | 29-11-2025 11:41am |

Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, lawmaker representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, has criticised what he calls troubling inconsistencies in terrorism sentencing across Nigeria. Speaking during Thursday’s plenary, El-Rufai questioned why two individuals convicted of terrorism-related offences received drastically different punishments. He cited the recent 20-year sentence handed to Hussaini Ismaila, an Islamic State West Africa

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