Owo Church attack: Court asks defense counsel to guide witnesses in giving testimony

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court successful Abuja connected Tuesday, told the defence counsel successful the ongoing proceedings of 5 persons accused by the Department of State Services, DSS, of carrying retired the June 5, 2022 onslaught connected the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo successful Ondo State to decently usher defence witnesses portion testifying successful the matter.

The Judge’s directive to Abdullahi Mohammed followed the ailment by the counsel to the prosecution, Ayodeji Adedipe, SAN that, the signifier of grounds by the defendants was the aforesaid and has been taking excessively overmuch clip of the court.

The elder lawyer said, defence successful a transgression substance should not beryllium astatine ample but indispensable beryllium centered connected the allegations against the defendants.

He added that with the mode they are going, the defendants whitethorn not beryllium capable to adjacent their defence wrong a tenable time.

Although, Justice Nwite said, helium would not privation to unopen retired the defendants successful giving evidence, particularly connected the spot of just proceeding but agreed that the defendants were not circumstantial to the facts of the charges against them.

The Judge urged the lawyer to the defendants to pb his clients into issues that are related to the accusations against them to prevention the clip of the court.

Justice Nwite ...