Court Adjourns Kabiru Sokoto’s Trial again To May 6

The trial of Boko Haram suspect, Kabiru Umar, also known as Kabiru Sokoto, was stalled in the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday due to the failure of his counsel to file a counter affidavit.Justice Adeniyi Ademola had on April 19, given the defendance counsel, Adamu Ibrahim, seven days to respond to all the processes filed by the prosecution.

At the resumed hearing, Mr Ibrahim said the prison authority did not grant him access to his client.

“My Lord, I did not file the counter affidavit because the accused has not sufficiently briefed me on the matter.

“The prison authority prevented me from meeting with him even when the court in the last sitting granted me unhindered access to him.

“In fact, it appears the State Security Service (SSS) are more humane with the management of inmates in terms of their coordination of access to suspects,’’ he said.

However, Chioma Oniegbu, the prosecutor, urged the court to go on with the trial as according to her, the defendant’s counsel had met several times with the accused. Channels