DSS Arraigns Nine Over Killings in Benue, Plateau
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday arraigned nine suspects before the Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged roles in recent killings and violence in Benue and Plateau States. Among them are Haruna Adamu and Muhammad Abdullahi, both from Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. They face a four-count charge linked to attacks in Abinsi and Yelewata villages in Benue’s Guma LGA, allegedly committed on June 13, 2025, in collaboration with others still at large. Two other defendants, Terkende Ashuwa and Amos Alede of Guma LGA, Benue, are charged with reprisal attacks that led to property destruction and the loss of 12 cattle in Ukpam Village. In a separate case, Halima Haliru Umar, 32, from Faskari LGA, Katsina State, was charged with failing to disclose information about Alhaji Sani, identified by the DSS as a suspected […]