The trial of nine Yelwata massacre suspects stalled again at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday. Trial judge, Joyce Abdulmalik, had to adjourn the matter following a request by the lawyer to the eighth and ninth defendants, Y.A. Hassan, who informed the court that it was his “first appearance in the matter and yet to familiarise” himself with the charges. On 2 February, the Nigerian government arraigned the nine defendants linked to the 13 June 2025 attack on Yelwata village in Guma Local Government Area, Benue State, which reportedly claimed the lives of about 150 people. The prosecution on that day, led by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, arraigned the defendants on 57 terrorism charges. The suspects include Ardo Lawal Mohammed...