High Court judge withdraws from trial of Boko Haram suspects

A Federal High Court Judge, John Tsoho,

has withdrawn himself from the trial of eight

Boko Haram terror suspects.

The judge made the decision following an

application by six of the defendants asking

that their case be transferred from his court.

The defendants are facing trial for the

alleged murder of five foreigners who were

abducted from a construction site in Kebbi

State six years ago.

The defendants are also accused of alleged

culpability in the murder of seven other

foreigners in Borno State.