Court refuses to grant bail to four suspects linked to banditry kingpin Bello Turji

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, dismissed the bail applications filed by four suspects linked to notorious banditry kingpin, Bello Turji.

The judge, Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), who is the prosecuting the charge, had made a compelling case against the defendants that releasing them would be a great threat to the nation’s national security.

Mr Nwite agreed with the arguments of AGF’s lawyer, David Kaswe, that though…