Alleged terrorism: Court docket adjourns Malami, son’s trial to March 10

The federal excessive court docket in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned the alleged terrorism trial of former attorney-general of the federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulaziz, till March 10, 2026.

The adjournment adopted an software by Rotimi Oyedepo, Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, who requested extra time to allow the prosecution to correctly overview the case file.

Oyedepo knowledgeable the court docket that the matter was just lately transferred from the Division of State Providers to the Division of Public Prosecutions, making it obligatory for him to familiarise himself with the info of the case.

Counsel to the defendants, Mr. Adedayo Adedeji, didn’t oppose the request for adjournment.

Nevertheless, he urged the court docket to strike out the case if the prosecution fails to start trial on the following adjourned date, alleging an absence of diligent prosecution.

In her ruling, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik adjourned the case till March 10 for trial and directed the prosecution to open its case on that date.

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