US EditionNigeria arraigns five accused in 2022 Catholic church massacre in Abuja court
ONDO, NIGERIA, AUG 11 – Five men face nine terrorism charges including membership in Al Shabaab after a 2022 church attack that killed over 40 worshippers and injured more than 100, prosecutors said.
- Five men were formally charged in connection with a deadly assault on a church in Owo, Ondo State, that occurred on June 5, 2022, resulting in the deaths of more than 40 people and injuring upwards of 100 others.
- The suspects allegedly planned the attack as members of an Al-Shabab cell in Kogi State, with some meetings held in May and June 2022, though Al-Shabab and ISWAP denied responsibility.
- The suspects were presented in a federal high court in Abuja facing nine terrorism charges; they pleaded not guilty and were kept in DSS custody while requests for their families and legal representatives to visit were made.
- Prosecutor Calistus Eze urged for the suspects to remain in custody pending trial, which Judge Emeka Nwite adjourned to August 19, with four suspects reportedly confessing to involvement.
- This trial tests Nigeria's ability to prosecute terrorism amidst widespread insurgency, highlighting ongoing security challenges and the government's pursuit of justice in Islamist militant attacks.
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Nigeria arraigns five accused in 2022 church massacre in Abuja court
Nigerian prosecutors on Monday arraigned five men accused of carrying out a deadly Islamist militant attack on a Catholic church in Owo, in the southwestern Ondo state, that killed at least 50 worshippers in 2022 and wounded more than 100 others.
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Nigeria arraigns five accused in 2022 Catholic church massacre in Abuja court
Nigerian prosecutors on Monday arraigned five men accused of carrying out a deadly Islamist militant attack on a Catholic church in Owo, in the southwestern Ondo state, that killed at least 50 worshippers in 2022 and wounded over 100 others.
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