The Plateau State Government on Thursday opposed an application by one of the four suspects standing trial over their alleged involvement in the Angwa Rukuba killings to be allowed to receive medical treatment at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH).

The suspects were arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) over their alleged links to the attack in Angwa Rukuba, Jos North Local Government Area, in late March and early April 2026.

At the resumed hearing before the Plateau State High Court in Jos, counsel to the third defendant, M.I. Salihu, urged the court to order the prosecution to allow his client seek medical attention at JUTH.

However, the prosecution, led by the Plateau State Director of Civil Litigation, Sabo Longji, opposed the application, describing it as a ploy to delay the accelerated hearing of the terrorism case.

Longji, in a counter-affidavit, urged the court, presided over by Justice Gedeliah Fwomyon, to dismiss the application in the interest of justice for the victims of the attack.

He argued that the defence was attempting to buy time and frustrate the speedy trial of the terrorism suspects.
After hearing submissions from both parties, Justice Fwomyon reserved ruling on what he described as a contentious application.

The judge directed counsel to provide their telephone numbers to enable the court communicate the date for the ruling before adjourning the case until July 15, 2026.

The suspects are facing terrorism-related charges over the Palm Sunday attack on Angwa Rukuba in Jos North Local Government Area, during which about 30 people were killed.

Following the attack, the DSS arrested Adamu Isa Alhassan, Isa Umar Ibrahim, Auwalu Abubakar (aka Auwalu Dogo) and Musa Abubakar Ibrahim (aka Yaroro).
The Plateau State Government subsequently arraigned the four suspects alongside Ado Ibrahim, who is currently at large, on terrorism-related charges.