{
  "id": 14889902,
  "title": "Two Borno farmers jailed for aiding Boko Haram members",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/two-borno-farmers-jailed-for-aiding-boko-haram-members",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T06:50:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/16/two-borno-farmers-jailed-for-aiding-boko-haram-members/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two farmers from Borno State in Nigeria have been sentenced to prison for assisting Boko Haram terrorists in their community since 2014. The farmers, Manle Modu and Bulama Modu Awaye, were prosecuted by the Department of State Services on behalf of the Federal Government. Each farmer was given an 11-year prison term after pleading guilty to various terrorism charges. Manle Modu, who lived in Burari village in Mafa Local Government Area, admitted to violating Section 8(1)(b) of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act of 2013 by refusing to report Boko Haram activities in his village to the government. Despite claiming his life would have been in danger, the judge rejected this defense and ordered the 11-year sentence to begin in 2016, when he was arrested. Bulama Modu Awaye, from Maitari village in Bama Local Government Area, was charged with membership in Boko Haram, raising cattle for the terrorists, and failing to report their presence to authorities. He too pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 11 years in prison, with his term starting from his arrest in 2016. Both farmers are among 48 suspected terrorists facing prosecution in a mass trial instituted by the Federal Government.",
  "summary": "Justice Binta Fatima Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced two farmers in Borno State, Manle Modu and Bulama Modu Awaye to prison for aiding Boko Haram terrorists in their villages since 2014. The two farmers, who were prosecuted by the Department of State Services, DSS, on behalf of the Federal Government, were each sentenced […] Two Borno farmers jailed for aiding Boko Haram…",
  "key_points": [
    "Manle Modu and Bulama Modu Awaye, Borno farmers, jailed for 11 years.",
    "Assisted Boko Haram since 2014, pleaded guilty to terrorism charges.",
    "Both sentenced in 2016, among 48 suspects in mass trial."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The sentencing of these farmers as part of a mass prosecution highlights the federal government's effort to hold local community members accountable for their roles in supporting insurgent activities.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Fintiri warns Boko Haram, ISWAP remain major threats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/fintiri-warns-boko-haram-iswap-remain-major-threats",
        "published": "2026-10-16T01:16:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}