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Nine arraigned for deadly attack in Nigeria that killed over 150
Nine suspects pleaded not guilty to 57 terrorism counts related to a June 2025 attack that killed about 150 people in Benue State, facing death or life imprisonment if convicted.
- At the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, the federal government arraigned nine suspects linked to the June 2025 Yelwata attack, with 57 counts read to them, prosecutors say.
- The prosecution says the suspects carried out the 13 June 2025 attack in Yelwata, Benue State, burning many homes and massacring about 150 people.
- Court filings show the initial case filed on 10 September 2025 was substituted with amended charges filed on 20 January and Yakubu Mamman's name was struck out after defence counsel did not oppose.
- The prosecution applied that the 57 counts be read to the defendants for plea, with penalties including death or life imprisonment, Kamarudeen Ogundele said on Sunday.
- Nigeria is in the grip of a complex security crisis with an insurgency in the northeast and a recent surge in kidnappings, while the U.S. has pledged military equipment over the past five years to support counterterror efforts.
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The Federal Government on Monday arraigned nine suspects at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over the deadly attack on Yelwata community in Benue State, where about 150 persons were killed. The suspects were re-arraigned on a 57-count amended charge bordering on terrorism and related offences. Leading the prosecution team was the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. At Monday’s p…
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