Four suspects linked to the notorious terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji, on Monday, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them by the Federal Government, bordering on alleged terrorism. The suspects—Musa Muhammad Kamarawa, Abubakar Hashimu, a.k.a.
Doctor, Samuel Chinedu, and Lucky Chukwuma—denied their involvement in the act before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja when the 11 counts were read to them. The eight defendants were listed on the face of the charge, three of them, including Bello Turji , were at large. However, shortly after the court registrar called the case, only four defendants were in court. Justice Nwite then asked about the whereabouts of Bashir Abdullahi, who is the 3rd defendant.
The lawyer, therefore, sought the leave of the court to enter “at large” for Abdullahi, and the judge granted the oral application. The Federal Government, through the office of the AGF, had filed the 11-count charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/633/2024 against the eight defendants, four of whom are at large. In the charge dated and filed on December 16 by M.B. Abubakar, Director, Department of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Musa Muhammad Kamarawa, Abubakar Hashimu, a.k.a.
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