A Plateau State High Court on Thursday remanded four suspects in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, over the March 28, 2026, killings in Angwan Rukuba, Jos North Local Government Area.
The court adjourned the case until April 30, 2026, for arraignment.
The arraignment could not proceed due to the absence of defence counsel.
The suspects, Isa Umar Ibrahim; Auwalu Abubakar, also known as Auwalu Dogo; Musa Abubakar Ibrahim, also known as Yaroro; and one other, were arrested by the DSS between April 3 and April 10, 2026.
They are facing charges bordering on criminal conspiracy to commit terrorism and other related offences filed by the Plateau State Government.
According to the charge signed by the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Philemon Daffi, the suspects allegedly conspired to plan, organise, facilitate and fund the attack on Angwan Rukuba, which led to the death of more than 30 persons.
The offences are said to be contrary to Section 269 and punishable under Section 270 of the Plateau State Penal Code Law, 2017.
When the matter came up before Justice Gidelia Damulak Fomyong in Court 12 in Jos, the suspects, through an interpreter, requested an adjournment to enable them engage a counsel of their choice.
The Solicitor-General of Plateau State, Joel Tagven, who represented the prosecution, did not oppose the request but urged the court to remand the suspects in DSS custody to allow for continued investigation.
The court granted the request and ordered that the suspects be remanded.
The March 28 attack on communities in Bokkos and Bassa Local Government Areas, including Angwan Rukuba, left no fewer than 30 people dead.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had earlier visited the state and assured victims that those responsible would be brought to justice.
