The Department of State Services (DSS) has secured the death sentence of Ibrahim Usman, also known as Dan Iyali, over his involvement in the kidnapping and killing of three persons in Sokoto State.
Usman was convicted by the High Court of Justice of Sokoto State, sitting in the Sokoto Judicial Division, after facing a four-count charge.
The charges included criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, culpable homicide punishable with death, and voluntarily causing grievous hurt without provocation.
According to the DSS, the offences were linked to the kidnapping and subsequent killing of three persons in Sokoto State in September 2023.
Usman was prosecuted alongside other suspects who are currently at large.
DSS Secures Another Death Sentence In Sokoto
The latest conviction comes months after the DSS secured the death sentence of three other men over terrorism and arms proliferation charges in Sokoto State.
The convicts were identified as Yusuf Muhammad, also known as Sallau, a Nigerien national; Jabbi Alhaji Yalle; and Kabiru Muhammad.
The three men were sentenced to death by hanging in June 2026 by the High Court of Justice, Sokoto.
They were arrested by the DSS Counter Terrorism Unit in June 2025 over alleged cross-border criminal activities involving arms trafficking and terrorism.
The latest case further highlights the ongoing prosecution of suspects accused of kidnapping, terrorism, arms trafficking and other serious crimes in Sokoto State.