Three individuals, including two Nigerians and one foreign national from Niger, have been sentenced to death by hanging by a State High Court in Sokoto. They were arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS) on charges related to terrorism and arms proliferation.

Three individuals have been sentenced to death for terrorism after being arrested on June 13, 2025, by the Department of State Services Counter-Terrorism Unit. They were accused of involvement in cross-border crimes, arms trafficking, and terrorism.

There are renewed calls for state governors in Nigeria to sign execution warrants for individuals convicted of serious crimes, including murder, armed robbery, and terrorism. This push comes amid ongoing challenges with banditry, terrorism, and kidnapping in the country, which have resulted in significant loss of life and security concerns.

Justice Oyeyemi Ajayi of the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan has adjourned the murder trial of Mukaila Lamidi, known as 'Auxiliary,' to July 9 for the delivery of judgment. Lamidi is the former chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the State Park Management System (PMS).

Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, a 42-year-old Nigerian national, has been sentenced to five years in prison by a United States District Court in Tacoma, Washington, for his role in an online romance scam that defrauded victims of over $3.5 million.

A Lagos Magistrate Court in Oshodi has sentenced 14 individuals to three months in prison each for assaulting environmental sanitation officers during an enforcement operation at the Oshodi Resettlement Market.