Palm Sunday killings: Suspect pleads not guilty as court adjourns trial to May 8

The Plateau State High Court sitting successful Jos has resumed proceeding successful the proceedings of suspects linked to the Anguwan Rukuba killings, with 1 of the defendants, Adamu Alhassan, pleading not blameworthy to a six-count charge.

At the resumed proceedings earlier Justice Jacob Longden, the charges were work to the suspect with translation into Hausa to assistance his understanding.

The Plateau State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Philemon Daffi, informed the tribunal that the charge, dated April 17, 2026, was supported by a database of exhibits and witnesser statements, and urged the tribunal to formally instrumentality the defendant’s plea.

The tribunal heard that Alhassan, alongside others inactive astatine large, allegedly participated successful attacks connected communities successful Bachit, Riyom Local Government Area, and Vom successful Jos South Local Government Area betwixt 2025 and January 2026, resulting successful aggregate deaths.

The suspect pleaded not blameworthy to each six counts, which see transgression conspiracy, culpable homicide, terrorism, amerciable possession of firearms, and unlawful dealing successful arms and ammunition.

Counsel to the defendant, Mustapha Ibrahim, SAN, requested clip to confer with his lawsuit and record indispensable responses, and opposed the prosecution’s exertion for his continued detention by the Department of State Services, DSS.

He argued that remanding the suspect successful a correctional installation would amended warrant his constit...