‎The trial of the Ansaru leaders, Mahmud Usman, and Abubakar Abba was Tuesday adjourned to November 19, 2025 by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.
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‎The trial bordering on terrorism charges was billed for October 21 but has now been shifted to November 19 by Justice Emeka Nwite following the absence of counsel to the DSS, Mohammed Abubakar.
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‎The lawyer had in a letter to the registrar of the court apologized for his inability to be in court and sought an adjournment to enable him to be present to conduct the trial.
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‎Following no objection to the request, Justice Nwite has subsequently fixed November 19 for the trial of the two defendants.

At the last proceedings, the Court had sentenced one of the two defendants, Mahmud Muhammed Usman, aka Abu Bara’a, to 15 years for illegal mining.

Usman who hails from Okene Local Governmeny Area of Kogi State and Abubakar Abba aka Isah Adam or Mahmud Al-Nigeri, who hail from Daura, Katsina State, were arraigned by the DSS on 32 counts of terrorism and related offences.

Of the 32 counts, Usman who is the first defendant, had pleaded guilty to Count 10, which was on illegal mining. The presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite had consequently convicted him of the crime and sentenced him to 15 years in prison.

The second alleged Ansaru Commander, Abubakar Abba who was arraigned alongside the convict however, denied the economic sabotage offence.

Usman and Abubakar Abba were put on trial on terrorism charges by the Department of the State Service DSS, but Usman pleaded guilty to count 10 in the 32 count charges, which bothered on economic crime.

While Abubakar Abba pleaded not guilty to the 32 count charges on terorism offences, Usman denied only 31 counts.