The journalists, who were at the Lagos Federal High Court, yesterday, to cover the arraignment of the alleged 17 members of Boko Haram were greeted with humiliation and threat from men of the Department of State Services, DSS, that escorted the accused persons.

The journalists were sent out of the courtroom by the armed security operatives and one of them threatened to arrest the journalists if they resist.

A senior DSS officer told newsmen that the directive to keep them away from the arraignment of the suspected Boko Haram members was from the Presidency.

Other litigants were equally barred from the courtroom. When the Boko Haram case was called, some lawyers were implored to leave the court, this, it was gathered, was due to the small size of the courtroom.

However, the arraignment of the suspected Boko Haram members, which had suffered two adjournments on October 2 and 9, due to lack of interpreter and the absence of the trial judge, respectively, could not go on yesterday.

This was beacause the first to fifth accused persons namely (Ali Mohammed, Adamu Karumi, Ibrahim Usman, Bala Haruna, Idris Ali) did not have legal representation.

Presiding judge, Musa Kurya, adjourned the matter till November 27, for the arraignment of the accused persons.

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These cows cannot even speak english...
But wat is the government hiding

Let there mohammed or shekeu come and defend dem na

k

GOOD 4 HIM

K

Good one

Tadon200: k

mumu

Why waste time taking these idiots to court, kill them all

Sllowppoisoon: K

see ur life

make dem cut dere joysticks nd set dem free joor

that's how it is done
dem journalists can cover civil cases
days where their attention is needed

lol

Boko haram is pdp, pdp is boko haram. Na today dem don de catch alleged boko leaders wey we no go hear anything abt am again? Abegiii

why do i smell something fishy....is either the 'presidency' is hiding something or someone is trying to confiscate the matter.....


hmmmmmm....

captainhenx: why do i smell something fishy....is either the 'presidency' is hiding something or someone is trying to confiscate the matter.....


hmmmmmm....

u get am...coverup on point

Abeg. Ah no no wetin to talk sef.



Bt btw, those jornalist sef, na so dem go do start dey carry different version of story online nd everywhere come dey cause palava for naija nd nairaland precisely

No need for trial abeg.....shoot them down and let pigs feed on their flesh. They can burn in the pig belly which haram before moving to hell fire

It is done like that in the whole world.some case are very sensitive and should be handle with caution.and you trust nigeria journalist expicialy sahara reporters.they will lie as usual to paint the govt black.i hate sahara reporters with passion

I believe all those asking for the punishment/death of the suspects ... without due trial ... might even be more backward and barbaric than the core Boko-haram members themselves... :-/

Even lawyers are sent out on the pretense of lack of space?
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It is really obvious that there is a high possibility government is hiding something... perhaps they're trying to prevent the implication of some dignitaries.
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The mere fact that the defendants are denied interpreters... and the case is unfairly adjourned points in the direction of unnecessary secrecy and irregularity.
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On the other hand, I may be wrong. There may be laudable excuses for the reported occurrence(s).

Manchidede: The case had suffered two adjournments on October 2 and 9, due to lack of interpreter and the absence of the trial judge,respectively, could not go on yesterday.

The earlier they embrace western education the better for them

Freedom of press!!! Flesh hair tins!

Na

wa o! since when did Hausa interpreters became this scarce in Lagos?
didnt they knew that those guys need interpreters before taking them
to court?
How did they manage to take their statements? is it not the
responsibility of the state to provide a legal representative for an
accuse if he cannot afford one?

Why are the stalling this case?

Hmmmmm any nid for dat...y not shoot them

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njokusboy: These cows cannot even speak english...
But wat is the government hiding

Late Gen. Andrew Azazi said Boko Haram is PDP, little wonder they are preventing Journalists from the Court and they forget you can't cover the truth forever.

those animals don't deserve a trial

Bpriest: those animals don't deserve a trial

Why?

What if they were not caught in the act? What if they are only victims of circumstance? What if they can make a deal with the prosecution...plead guilty... and hand over the leader of the sect ?

Everybody deserves a fair trial sir... It's an autochthonous and fundamental right.

dem dey carry them go court? Dis country sef. How many al-qaeda people them dey carry to court? Osama go court? BH pass osama sef

Why will they bar journalist from the trial if there is no hidden agenda.