A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of four suspected terrorists allegedly connected to notorious bandit leader Bello Turji at Kuje Correctional Centre.
The order, issued by Justice Emeka Nwite on Monday, followed the defendants’ plea of not guilty to an 11-count charge of terrorism.
The suspects — Musa Muhammad Kamarawa, Abubakar Hashimu (a.k.a. Doctor), Samuel Chinedu, and Lucky Chukwuma — denied involvement in the alleged crimes.
Justice Nwite adjourned the trial to February 10, 2025, for further proceedings.
Eight defendants were listed in the charge sheet. However, three suspects, including Turji, remain at large.
They were alleged to have provided material services to terrorist groups led by Turji, Kachalla Halilu, Danbokolo, Lawali, Atarwatse, Buderi and others, by procuring and supplying illicit drugs including penta injections and cannabis plants (aka Indian hemp), food items, military and police uniforms camouflage.
They were also alleged to have supplied boots, caps and building materials including bags of cement, cover zinc, bags of nails and M.M. iron rods among others to terrorist camps in the forests located in Zamfara, Sokoto and Kaduna.
In count four, Kamarawa, Muhammad (at large) and Lawal (at large), sometime in 2021 in Sokoto State, allegedly aided and abetted the commission of acts of terrorism by acquiring a military gun truck from Libya and supplying same to a terrorist Kachalla Halilu at a cost of approximately N28.5 million.
