A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday prohibited journalists from reporting on the bail hearing of six individuals charged with plotting a coup against President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Officials of the Department of State Services, DSS, reportedly directed journalists to vacate the courtroom moments before the presiding judge, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, entered.
The directive was said to have originated from the judge. The journalists had reportedly complied and left the courtroom.
This development follows heightened public interest in the case involving the six defendants, who were arraigned last Wednesday by the FG over an alleged failed coup attempt.
Those facing trial include Mohammed Ibrahim Gana, a retired major-general; Erasmus Victor, a retired navy captain; Ahmed Ibrahim, a police inspector; and Zekeri Umoru, an electrician at the Presidential Villa.
Also listed are Bukar Goni and Abdulkadir Sani, Islamic clerics based in Zaria.
