Angwa Rukuba killings: Prosecution opposes medical treatment for suspect arrested by DSS

The Plateau State government, on Thursday at the State High Court, Jos, opposed a question for support to acquisition aesculapian attraction filed by 1 of the suspects arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS, implicit alleged links to the Angwa Rukuba massacre.

The prosecution told the tribunal that the question for aesculapian attraction was a ploy by the defence to hold the accelerated proceeding of the coercion trial.

At the continuation of proceedings on Thursday, counsel to the 3rd defendant, M. I. Salihu, moved the question seeking an bid of the tribunal for the prosecution to let his lawsuit sojourn a doc astatine the Jos University Teaching hospital, Jos, for aesculapian treatment.

Responding, the prosecution, led by the Plateau State Director of Civil Litigation, Sabo Longji, moved a counter-affidavit urging the tribunal presided implicit by Justice Gedeliah Fwomyon to disregard the question “in the involvement of justice” for victims of the massacre.

He argued that the question was a hold maneuver by the defence to bargain clip successful the people of proceedings of the coercion suspects.

The proceedings justice thereafter reserved ruling connected what helium said was a contentious motion.

He directed counsel to permission their telephone numbers to alteration the tribunal pass the day for ruling, aft which helium adjourned to 15th July, 2026.