The Federal High Court in Abuja has again adjourned the trial of nine suspected terrorists alleged to have been involved in the Yelwata community attack in Benue state on June 13, 2025,leading to the death of at least 150 people until March 9 and 10 for continuation.
The matter, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, was stalled following a request by the lawyer to the 8th and 9th defendants, Y.A. Hassan, for more time to enable him to study the case file.
He appealed for a short adjournment, explaining that he was yet to familiarise himself with the facts of the case, as he had not even seen the charges preferred against his clients.
The judge warned that the matter is of significant public interest and that the court would not tolerate unnecessary delay going forward.
the Federal Government had, on Feb. 2, arraigned A Mohammed ,Ardo Saidu, Alhaji Haruna Abdullahi, Yakubu Adamu, Alhaji Musa Mohammed, Abubakar Adamu, Shaibu Ibrahim, Sale Mohammed and Bako Jibrin, for planning the attack, recruiting fighters, providing financial and logistical support and coordinating the armed assault that killed scores of residents and destroyed property.
