{
  "id": 16084853,
  "title": "Abuja court jails Benue bandit leader Gana’s spy for 40 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/abuja-court-jails-benue-bandit-leader-ganas-spy-for-40-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T17:31:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/22/court-jails-ganas-spy-40-years-for-terrorism/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, the Federal High Court in Abuja handed down a 40-year prison sentence to Sunday Frank, a Benue bandit leader's spy. Frank, from Katsina-Ala Local Government Area in Benue State, pled guilty to providing information to the notorious late bandit leader, Terwase Akwaza, also known as Gana. The Federal Government had charged him with four counts, with Frank admitting to count four. The charges included monitoring and sharing Gana's movements with security agents, kidnapping Samuel in 2022, and demanding a N40,000 ransom. Frank was found guilty on count four, leading to the court's decision to sentence him for 40 years in prison. Following his sentence, he must undergo a rehabilitation program. This case is part of a larger mass trial of detained terror suspects.",
  "summary": "Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday sentenced one Sunday Frank to 40 years in correctional custody for acting as a spy for notorious Benue bandit leader, the late Terwase Akwaza, popularly known as Gana. Frank, who hails from Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, was convicted after confessing that he monitored and […] Abuja court jails Benue bandit leader Gana’s spy for…",
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  "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."
}