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Mohamed Saribu Adham Lebbe

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Defendant in the Easter attacks trial

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Convicted in the Easter attacks trial on 22 September 2026 and sentenced to between 200 and 260 years of rigorous imprisonment

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Also known as Gafoor Mama or Abu Hadeeq

Status

Convicted on 22 September 2026; the 15 convicts were escorted back to prison on 23 September 2026, as reported by News First. Ada Derana and Newswire report that a defendant with the same alias, spelt Mohamed Shareef Adam Lebbe, aged 63, pleaded guilty to five charges in the Wanathawilluwa explosives case and was sentenced on 28 October 2026 to 12 years’ rigorous imprisonment, running concurrently, with about seven and a half years in remand deducted

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Easter attacks

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• Mohamed Saribu Adham Lebbe / Convicted by / Easter attacks trial verdict, 22 September 2026
  • Listed among the 15 defendants convicted in the Easter Sunday attacks case as Mohamed Saribu Adham Lebbe, alias Gafoor Mama.22 Sep 2026 · Newswire · Names of 15 Convicted in Easter Sunday Attacks Case
  • Listed among the 15 defendants convicted and sentenced by the Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in Colombo, which found the charges proved beyond reasonable doubt.22 Sep 2026 · Asian Mirror · Easter Sunday Attacks: Convicts Sentenced to Between 200 and 260 Years, Properties Confiscated
  • Reports that the 15 convicted individuals were escorted back to prison under heavy security at about 2 a.m. on 23 September 2026, and that the court informed them of their right to appeal.23 Sep 2026 · News 1st · Easter Sunday Convict Claims ‘Real Culprits Are Still Free’ After 200-Year Sentence
• Mohamed Saribu Adham Lebbe / Pleaded guilty and sentenced to 12 years in / Wanathawilluwa explosives case
  • Mohamed Shareef Adam Lebbe, known as ‘Gafoor Mama’, the third accused, was sentenced on 28 October 2026 by a three-judge Colombo Special High Court bench after pleading guilty to five charges. Each carried 12 years but the terms run concurrently, and seven and a half years spent in remand and under detention orders were deducted, leaving about four and a half years. The judges took into account his plea, his age of 63 and other special circumstances. The court ordered special security when he is taken to the High Courts in Kegalle and Batticaloa, where two other cases are pending.28 Oct 2026 · Ada Derana · ‘Gafoor Mama’ sentenced to 12 years in prison over explosives case
  • Gives the same sentence and says the charges concern possessing and collecting explosives and other prohibited materials at Lactowatta, Wanathavilluwa. It spells his name Mohamed Shareef Adam Lebbe, while the Easter attacks trial reports on this map spell it Mohamed Saribu Adham Lebbe; both give the alias ‘Gafoor Mama’.28 Oct 2026 · Newswire · Wanathavilluwa explosives case: ‘Gafoor Mama’ sentenced to 12 years in prison