The two men abducted the girl in December 2021 and her body The convicts had pleaded guilty and asked for leniency during theĭeath penalties are rarely carried out in Nigeria and those convicted tend to stay in prison indefinitely. Hashimu Isiyaku were found guilty on Thursday.Įx-girlfriend, has been sentenced to two years in prison for complicity in the
Subsequent killing of a five-year-old pupil. School owner and his friend to death by hanging for the kidnapping and Hanifa Abubakar's family Copyright: Hanifa Abubakar's family Hanifa Abubakar was kidnapped outside an Islamic school she also attended Image caption: Hanifa Abubakar was kidnapped outside an Islamic school she also attendedĪ high court in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has sentenced a primary Ukraine war: What next for the African students who fled?.Mr Gonzalez said children and other vulnerable individuals should not be locked up merely due to their migration status.Īccording to the UN, 1.25 million Ukrainian refugees have registered for temporary protection in Poland. The special rapporteur for migrants’ rights, Felipe Gonzalez, said migrants and asylum seekers entering Poland illegally were often locked in foreigner centres without the right to leave while their asylum application was processed. It says Warsaw welcomes Ukrainians but routinely locks up people from the Middle East or Africa who enter the country illegally from Belarus. The UN has urged Poland to end double standards in the way it treats migrants. AFP Copyright: AFP In February, there had been complaints of the treatment that Africans received at the Ukraine-Poland border Image caption: In February, there had been complaints of the treatment that Africans received at the Ukraine-Poland border