Nigeria, July 10 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Thursday adjourned for the sixth time the arraignment of a property developer and two others on land-related offences.

The judge, Samira Bature, warned the defendants against ignoring the latest summons.

"I will not entertain any application for adjournment. No more excuses," the judge said, and then rescheduled the arraignment for 4 November.

In 2023, the federal government charged the defendants - Cecil Osakwe, a property developer, Victor Giwa, a lawyer, and Edith Erhunmwuuse, a police officer, with nine counts of mischief, trespass and tampering of properties belonging to one Asabe Waziri.

According to the charges, the defendants allegedly took laws int...