The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday reserved judgment in the trial of five men charged with alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State.
The Department of State Services (DSS) charged Idris Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris and Momoh Abubakar with nine counts bordering on terrorism.
Trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, announced the decision after counsel to the prosecution and the defence adopted their final written addresses and presented arguments for and against the charges.
Justice Nwite stated that judgment would be delivered on a date to be communicated to the parties.
The defendants are standing trial over their alleged roles in the deadly attack which claimed several lives and left many others injured during a Sunday service at the Catholic church.
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