Court Schedules Review for Sumaiya Abubakar's ISWAP Case

The Federal High Court in Abuja has set November 13 for a review of facts in the case against Sumaiya Abubakar, who pleaded guilty to providing support to members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Nasarawa State. During the trial, Justice Mohammed Umar adjourned the case to allow the prosecution to serve Sumaiya's lawyer, E.G.

Itodo, with necessary documents for her defense. The federal government filed a two-count charge against Sumaiya, the sole defendant, with the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, overseeing the case marked FHC/ABJ/CR/418/2026.

Sumaiya, from Shuwari village in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno, was accused of terrorism-related offences, specifically for allegedly aiding ISWAP by keeping arms and ammunition. She pleaded not guilty to the first count regarding failure to report ISWAP activities.

The court struck out this count after the prosecution's unopposed application. The prosecution was prepared to proceed with the hearing, but the defense objected due to lack of documentation.

Justice Ibrahim then adjourned the matter until November 13.