Trial of nine suspects over Yelwata massacre postponed again

The proceedings of 9 men accused of carrying retired the deadly 13 June 2025 onslaught connected Yelwata assemblage successful Benue State was postponed again connected Wednesday astatine the Federal High Court successful Abuja.

The lawsuit is earlier Justice Joyce Abdulmalik.

The proceeding could not proceed aft a lawyer representing the 8th and 9th defendants, Y.A. Hassan, requested much clip to survey the case.

Hassan told the tribunal it was his archetypal quality successful the substance and that helium had not yet reviewed the charges against his clients. He asked for a abbreviated adjournment to hole properly.

The prosecution, led by Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), did not reason the request. However, helium suggested that the tribunal could instrumentality the main grounds and let cross-examination astatine the adjacent sitting. He besides asked the tribunal to hole a abbreviated date.

When Hassan insisted helium was not ready, Justice Abdulmalik cautioned him, saying, “Before you instrumentality up a case, you are expected to inquire indispensable questions truthful you don’t discarded the clip of the court.”

She stressed that the lawsuit is of beardown nationalist involvement and warned that the tribunal would not let unnecessary delays. The substance ...