Nigeria, Jan. 22 -- Eleven suspects have been remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja over the killing of ARISE News journalist Somtochukwu Maduagwu and security guard Barnabas Danlami during a violent robbery at the journalist's residence in September last year.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Jabi, Abuja, ordered their remand after the police arraigned them on nine counts, including criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, and murder.

Those arraigned include Shamsu Hassan, Sani Sirajo, Hassan Isah, Abubakar Alkamu, Abdulsalam Saleh, and Suleiman Badamasi.

The rest are Zaharadeen Mohammed, Musa Umar, Mashkur Jamil, Suleiman Sani, and Abubakar Usman.

All defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges and were rema...