Court Refuses Bail For Alleged Terrorists Over Owo Church Killings

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court successful Abuja has refused a question for bail brought by 5 alleged Al-Shabab terrorists, who are accused of attacking a Catholic Church successful Owo Town, Ondo State.

The onslaught led to the decease of implicit 40 worshippers.

The court, successful dismissing their bail application, held that the coercion charges against them were superior successful nature.

The justice besides held that they were accused of being members of a violent organisation, which whitethorn intimidate witnesses, power and jeopardise the proceedings of the defendants earlier the court.

In his ruling, Justice Nwite upheld the arguments of the Department of State Services (DSS) that the grounds against the alleged terrorists was beardown and could not beryllium glossed over.

Besides, the justice said the DSS’s statement that they volition leap bail and tally distant if allowed to spell location was not disputed and deemed to beryllium true.

He besides upheld the information agency’s submission that the accused persons did not found credible sureties who could basal for them pending their trial.

He said the DSS’s arguments that admitting them to bail would magnitude to judicial hazard were besides not challenged by their lawyers.

The tribunal held that the defendants failed to springiness cogent and verifiable reasons wherefore they should beryllium allowed location pending their proceedings and dismissed the bail request.

He adjourned the lawsuit to October 19 for the commencement of the trial.

It volition beryllium recalled that their bail exertion dated August 11, 2025, was argued by their counsel Abdullahi Awwal Ibrahim, connected August 19, 2025.

The accused persons are Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris and Momoh Otuho Abubakar.