ByGabriel Udeh

The Plateau State government, on Thursday at the State High Court, Jos, opposed a motion by one of the four persons arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), for their alleged links to the Angwa Rukuba massacre of late March and early April of 2026, that he be allowed to undergo medical treatment at the Jos University Teaching hospital, Jos.

The prosecution told the court that the motion for medical treatment was a ploy by the defence to delay the accelerated hearing of the terrorism trial.

At the continuation of trial on Thursday, counsel to the third defendant, M. I. Salihu, moved the motion seeking an order of the court for the prosecution to allow his client visit a doctor at the Jos University Teaching hospital, Jos, for medical treatment.

Responding, the prosecution, led by
the Plateau State Director of Civil Litigation, Sabo Longji, moved a counter-affidavit urging the court presided over by Justice Gedeliah Fwomyon, to dismiss the motion “in the interest of justice” for victims of the massacre.
He argued that the motion was a delay tactic by the defence to buy time in the course of trial of the terrorism suspects.

The trial judge thereafter reserved ruling on what he said was a contentious motion. He directed counsels to leave their telephone numbers to enable the court communicate the date for ruling, after which he adjourned to 15th July, 2026.

It would be recalled that, on Palm Sunday of 2026, a number of gunmen attacked Angwa Rukuba in Jos North LGA of the state, killing about 30 persons. Days later, the DSS arrested Adamu Isa Alhassan, Isa Umar Ibrahim, Auwalu Abubakar aka Auwalu Dogo, and Musa Abubakar Ibrahim aka Yaroro.

The Plateau State government charged the four suspects alongside one Ado Ibrahim, said to be at large, with terrorism-related offences.

By Samuel Itsede

​Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Wednesday morning, arrested former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, as he made to board a private jet to Abuja.

​Security sources said Nnaji, who resigned last October under controversial circumstances, was arrested by DSS officers and later handed over to officers of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC), in Enugu.
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According to the sources, the ICPC had extended several invitations to the former minister following petitions on how he managed his Ministry, and therefore contacted the DSS to help track and arrest him.

By Samuel Tsado

The Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos, on Wednesday, reserved ruling on a preliminary objection on jurisdiction filed by counsel to some suspects arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), and standing trial for their roles in the Angwa Rukuba massacre of late March and early April of 2026.

At the resumed trial on Wednesday, the Plateau State Director of Civil Litigation, Sabo Longji, told the court that two of the defendants filed a notice of preliminary objection challenging the the court’s jurisdiction, praying the court to strike out the case against them.

The prosecution, however, told the court presided over by Justice Gedeliah Fwomyon, that it filed a counter-affidavit dated June 29, 2026, which had been served on the defendants.

When the defence counsel, led by M. I. Shaba (SAN), M. I. Salihu and S.M Danlami, drew the court’s attention to the fact that the counter affidavit was filed out of time, the prosecution made a fresh application for extension of time, which the court granted.
The judge adjourned the matter to 2nd July 2026 to hear the motion, while the substantive matter was adjourned to 15th July, 2026.
The defendants are to remain in the custody of the DSS.

On Palm Sunday of 2026, a number of gunmen attacked Angwa Rukuba in Jos North LGA of the state, killing about 30 persons. Days later, the DSS arrested Adamu Isa Alhassan, Isa Umar Ibrahim, Auwalu Abubakar aka Auwalu Dogo, and Musa Abubakar Ibrahim aka Yaroro.

The Plateau State government charged the four suspects alongside one Ado Ibrahim, said to be at large, with criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, illegal possession of firearms, and illegally dealing in arms and ammunition.