Nigerian Schoolgirls Kidnapping Suspect Jailed 20 Years

Abuja — A Nigerian court has sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for his role in the kidnapping of some 276 schoolgirls four years ago.

Banzana Yusuf is the second suspect to be sentenced in a trial involving 1 669 Boko Haram suspects linked to the globally-condemned kidnapping at the Chibok government school northeast of the country.

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