Ten suspected members of the Islamist group Boko Haram were executed in Chad after being convicted of complicity in bomb blasts that rocked the Chadian capital N’Djamena back in June.
The ten were convicted a day prior, and reports now indicate they have been executed via firing squad.
All 10 were convicted over their roles in twin attacks on the capital in June, which killed at least 38. A month after the attack, Chad reintroduced the death penalty for acts of terror.
“They were shot this morning at the Massaguet firing range,” a source told Reuters news agency, referring to a city about 60km (40 miles) north-east of N’Djamena.
A school, a police building, and a market were targeted in the attacks in June. That was the first Boko Haram attacks in Chad, which borders Nigeria and is one of their staunchest allies in the fight against the militant group.
The 10 were found guilty of charges including criminal conspiracy, killings, wilful destruction with explosives, fraud, illegal possessions of arms and ammunition, and using psychotropic substances, according to chief prosecutor Bruno Mahouli Louapambe, quoted in AFP news agency.
This post was published on August 31, 2015 7:46 AM
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