The presentation of fresh evidence by the prosecution led to the postponement of the trial of six members of the Boko Haram sect for their alleged involvement? in bombs attacks in parts of the country.
Hearing of their case resumed in a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday.
Shuaibu Abubakar, Salisu Ahmed, Umar Babagana-Umar, Mohamed Ali, Musa Adam and Umar Ibrahim are standing trial on five charges.
Messrs? Emeka Okoro and Nurudeen Sulaiman, counsel to the accused, filed an oral application for adjournment on the grounds that the prosecution filed and served them an additional proof of evidence which required scrutiny.
They explained that the prosecution had included some forensic details in the evidence which the accused must be given time to study and respond to.
The prosecutor, Mr Thompson Olatigbe, did not oppose the application.
Justice Bilkisu Aliyu, therefore, granted the application and adjourned the matter to Nov. 18 for trial.
She further ordered that the accused be remanded at the custody of the State Security Service (SSS).
The SSS who brought the charges against them, said that “on or about April 8, (2011) at Suleja, Niger, Ahmed, Adam, Babagana-Umar and Ibrahim, committed an act of terrorism by planting an improvised explosive device at INEC office’’.
The prosecution had said that the device exploded causing the death of 16 persons and damaging public property.
The prosecution had further said that the suspects committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act 2004 and punishable under the law.
According to the prosecution “Abubakar and Adam on or about March 3, committed an act of terrorism by causing the explosion of improvised explosive device at a political rally in Suleja, which resulted to the death of three persons.''
The prosecution further said that “Abubakar, Adam, Babagana-Umar, Ali and Ibrahim on May 23, at Dakna Village, Bwari, FCT, did commit an act of terrorism by causing the explosion of improvised explosive device resulting in the death of three Peace Corps Officers.
It stated that Ahmed, Adam, Babagana-Umar, Ali and Ibrahim on July 10, did commit an act of terrorism by causing the explosion of improvised device at the All Christian Fellowship, Suleja, resulting in the death of three persons and causing various degrees of injuries to others.
According to the prosecution, Ahmed, Adam, Babagana-Umar, Ali and Ibrahim between June 4 and July 12, at various locations in Suleja, Niger, Nasarawa State and FCT, did engage in acts of terrorism by encouraging training of persons now at large in the use of arms and ammunition.
It said that the accused also provided training to those in the preparation, planting and detonation of improvised explosive devices for the purpose of terrorism.
The accused persons who took their plea on Sept. 30, had pleaded not guilty to all the charges.(NAN)
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