By Golok Nanmwa
JOS — A Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos has fixed August 11, 2026, to deliver rulings on an application challenging its jurisdiction to try four persons accused of involvement in the Angwan Rukuba killings.
The court also reserved ruling for the same date on an application seeking the transfer of one of the defendants from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) for medical treatment.
At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, counsel to the first and second defendants, Mr. M. I. Shaba, SAN, urged the court to decline jurisdiction, arguing that the charges against his clients were terrorism-related and should be handled by the Federal High Court.
Shaba relied on provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, which he argued places terrorism-related matters under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal High Court.
