The suspects allegedly lynched the four students of the University of
Port Harcourt.
A Port Harcourt High Court on Thursday adjourned the case against 11
murder suspects for the killing of four University of Port
Harcourtstudents inAluu communityto August 1.
The suspects are facing trial for their alleged involvement in the
murder of the students in the community October 2012.
Three of the suspects could not engage the services of lawyers and as
a result the court could not take the pleas of the accused.
Adjourning the case, the judge, Ledan Nyordee, asked the three whether
they would defend themselves or seek the services of lawyers.
They said they would need the services of lawyers.
The judge, thereafter, referred the matter to Legal Aids Council
toassign lawyers to defend the accused in their trial.
Onueze Okocha, counsel to eight of the accused, had argued that the
suspects should be tried separately rather than ''lump'' them
together.
''We have bail application for eight of the accused,'' he said.
Rufus Godwin, the Rivers Solicitor–General, who led the prosecution
team, said the application was premature as the pleas of the accused
had yet to be taken.
He argued that every step in crime prosecution counted, saying,
applications could only be accepted after pleas had been taking.
(NAN)
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