US EditionNigeria: UN Attack - DSS Blames Delay in Trial of Suspects On Legal, Procedural Issues
Five suspects linked to the 2011 UN bombing and two Al-Qaeda-affiliated Ansaru leaders face terrorism charges amid legal delays, DSS said.
- On November 19, Justice Emeka Nwite will resume the trial of two internationally wanted terrorism suspects believed to lead Jama'atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan , the DSS announced Wednesday in Abuja.
- Legal and procedural challenges have delayed prosecutions as the Department of State Services said five suspects apprehended in 2016 face trial prolonged by procedural issues including lack of legal representation.
- Captured in July, the suspects were taken after months of pursuit by DSS operatives and face a 32-count terrorism charge, while a trial-within-trial on October 23 and 24 played confessional videos.
- The court granted the DSS's request for accelerated hearing, and on Aug. 11 the DSS arraigned five suspects over the June 5, 2022 St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State attack on a nine-count terrorism charge.
- ONSA reported that one suspect trained in Libya between 2013 and 2015 under foreign jihadist instructors, while the Mahmudawa cell allegedly operated around Kainji National Park and border areas.
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Nigeria: UN Attack - DSS Blames Delay in Trial of Suspects On Legal, Procedural Issues
The Department of State Services (DSS) has blamed the delay in the trial of terrorism suspects, accused of masterminding the Aug. 26, 2011 bombing of the UN building, on legal and procedural issues.
UN attack: DSS blames delay in suspects trial to legal, procedural issues
The Department of State Services (DSS) has attributed the delay in prosecuting terrorism suspects linked to the August 26, 2011 UN building bombing to legal and procedural challenges. Favour Dozie, Deputy Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications at the DSS, stated this in a release on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Dozie, the five suspects apprehended in 2016 in connection with the attack that claimed 20 lives and injured over…
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UN Building Attack: DSS Blames Trial Delays on Legal, Procedural Bottlenecks - TV360 Nigeria
The Department of State Services (DSS) has attributed the prolonged delay in prosecuting suspects linked to the August 26, 2011 bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja to a series of legal and procedural challenges. Favour Dozie, Deputy Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications at the DSS, disclosed this in a statement issued Wednesday in Abuja. He confirmed that the five suspects arrested in 2016 in connection with the a…
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