Nigeria: Boko Haram - Court Rejects Facial Masking for Prosecution Witnesses

Abuja — A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed an application seeking the facial masking of the prosecution witnesses lined up to testify in the trial of three suspected members of the Islamic fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram.

The accused persons, who are being tried by the Federal Government on alleged terrorism charges, are an Islamic scholar and a lecturer at the Kogi State University, Dr. Muhammed Yunus, Salami Abdullahi (aka Asta) and Musa Umar.

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