Catholic Church Bombing: Appeal court grants Kabiru Sokoto more time to challenge 2013 conviction
<img width="1024" height="570" src="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/05/IMG-20260517-WA0022.jpg?fit=1024%2C570&ssl=1" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Kabiru Sokoto, a suspected Boko Haram member, convicted over the 2011 bombing of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger state, has bagged a Biology degree in prison" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/05/IMG-20260517-WA0022.jpg?w=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/05/IMG-20260517-WA0022.jpg?resize=526%2C293&ssl=1 526w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/05/IMG-20260517-WA0022.jpg?resize=768%2C428&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2026/05/IMG-20260517-WA0022.jpg?resize=750%2C417&ssl=1 750w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p>The court consequently extended the time within which Mr Umar may appeal the Federal High Court’s judgement sentencing him to life imprisonment for terrorism.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/908579-catholic-church-bombing-appeal-court-grants-kabiru-sokoto-more-time-to-challenge-2013-conviction.html">Catholic Church Bombing: Appeal court grants Kabiru Sokoto more time to challenge 2013 conviction</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.premiumtimesng.com">Premium Times Nigeria</a>.</p>