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A Somali court on 19 January 2023 sentenced a top operative of Al-Shabaab to death, dealing another blow to the terror group that has recently been chased out of most towns.
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A 32-year-old vulcanizer, Chidozie Onyinchiz, on 17 January 2023 was sentenced to death by hanging by an Ikeja Special Offences Court, presided over by Justice Mojisola Dada.
Two Al Shabaab members were sentenced to death on 17 January 2023 in Somalia for their role in the October 2022 murder of a government security official.