Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- The murder trial of Arise News newscaster Somtochukwu "Sommie" Maduagwu and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has been stalled.

In October 2025, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Sommie died following an armed robbery attack at her residence in the Katampe area of Abuja. Mr Danlami also lost his life in the incident.

Following their deaths, the police launched an investigation which led to the arrest of 11 suspects.

The defendants are Shamsu Hassan, Sani Sirajo, Hassan Isah, Abubakar Alkamu, Abdulsalam Saleh, Suleiman Badamasi, Zaharadeen Mohammed, Musa Umar, Mashkur Jamil, Suleiman Sani and Abubakar Usman.

This newspaper reported that the suspects were arraigned on nin...