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Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court successful Abuja connected Wednesday refused the question for bail brought by 5 suspected Al-Shabab terrorists implicit their alleged engagement successful the onslaught of a Catholic Church successful Owo town, Ondo State.
The way resulted to the decease of implicit 40 worshippers.
Ruling connected the bail exertion brought by their lawyer, the dismissed the plea, maintaining that the coercion charges brought against them were superior successful nature.
The tribunal besides held that they were accused of being members of a beardown violent organisation who whitethorn intimidate witnesses, power and jeopardise their trial.
In his ruling connected their question for bail, Justice Nwite upheld the arguments of the Department of the State Services (DSS) that the grounds against the defendants was beardown and cannot beryllium glossed over.
Besides, the justice held that the statement of the DSS that they volition leap bail and tally away, if allowed to spell home, was not disputed and deemed to beryllium true.
He besides upheld the submission of the information bureau that the 5 accused persons did not found having credible sureties that tin basal for them pending their trial.
The tribunal further held that the arguments of the DSS that admitting them to bail would magnitude to judicial hazard was besides not challenged by their lawyers.
Nwite truthful held that the defendants failed to springiness cogent and verifiable reasons connected wherefore they should beryllium allowed to spell location pending their trial, and subsequently dismissed the bail request.
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He past adjourned the lawsuit to October 19 for commencement of 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 5 accused persons see Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris and Momoh Otuho Abubakar.
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