Angwa Rukuba killings: Prosecution opposes medical treatment for suspect arrested by DSS

The Plateau State government, on Thursday at the State High Court, Jos, opposed a motion for permission to undergo medical treatment filed by one of the suspects arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS, over alleged links to the Angwa Rukuba massacre.

The prosecution told the court that the motion for medical treatment was a ploy by the defence to delay the accelerated hearing of the terrorism trial.

At the continuation of trial on Thursday, counsel to the third defendant, M. I. Salihu, moved the motion seeking an order of the court for the prosecution to allow his client visit a doctor at the Jos University Teaching hospital, Jos, for medical treatment.

Responding, the prosecution, led by the Plateau State Director of Civil Litigation, Sabo Longji, moved a counter-affidavit urging the court presided over by Justice Gedeliah Fwomyon to dismiss the motion “in the interest of justice” for victims of the massacre.

He argued that the motion was a delay tactic by the defence to buy time in the course of trial of the terrorism suspects.

The trial judge thereafter reserved ruling on what he said was a contentious motion.

He directed counsel to leave their telephone numbers to enable the court communicate the date for ruling, after which he adjourned to 15th July, 2026.

It would be recalled that, on Palm Sunday of 2026, a number of gunmen attacked Angwa Rukuba in Jos North LGA of the state, killing about 30 persons.

Days later, the DSS arrested Adamu Isa Alhassan, Isa Umar Ibrahim, Auwalu Abubakar aka Auwalu Dogo, and Musa Abubakar Ibrahim aka Yaroro.

The Plateau State government charged the four suspects alongside one Ado Ibrahim, said to be at large, with terrorism-related offences.