File Photo: Federal High Court in Abuja.
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday reserved judgment in the trial of five men accused of involvement in the June 5, 2022, terrorist attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, in which 41 worshippers were killed.
More than 140 persons were also injured in the attack, while the Department of State Services had sought and obtained an accelerated hearing of the case at the commencement of the trial.
The presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, fixed judgment for a date to be communicated to the parties after counsel for the prosecution and defence adopted their final written addresses.
The judge informed lawyers that the court would notify them once the judgment was ready, adding that the notice could come within 24 hours.
