Plateau High Court adjourns to 1st July for hearing into substantive people of Plateau Vs Five suspects
From Yakubu Wuyep,Jos
Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos Division on Friday 8th Day of May,2026 has fixed July 1st and 2nd, 2026 for hearng into substantive two count charge bordering on conspiracy and terrorism-related by Plateau People against four defendants standing trial .
The Angwan Rukuba Community attacked which occurred on March 29th, 2026 leading to the death of over 30 people in Jos North LGA of Plateau State .
The presiding Judge , Honourable Justice Dafur. Fwomyon of Court 9 , High Court Complex, Jos, the matter on the 8th Day of May was rescheduled for Case Management Conference (CMC).
Fwomyon after listening to the CMC during the proceeding adjourned the case to 26th, Day of May 2026 for delivering ruling on the case management report.
He ordered that four of the defendants returned back to DSS custody until final investigation are completed .
The defendants are standing trial on alleged conspiracy and terrorism offences of Plateau State administration of criminal act 2017
However, the prosecution counsel the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice , Philemon Daffi adopted all the case management forms and responses filed by defense counsel.
Daffi informed the court that all necessary processes had been duly filed and exchanged to parties, urging the court to adopt the submissions and issue its reported in line with the provisions governing our criminal case management proceeding.
