By Raphael Ede
Enugu
Eleven months after suspected Fulani herders murdered at least 15 residents of Nimbo community on April 25, 2016, the Enugu state government has arraigned five persons in connection with the killing at state Chief Magistrate’s Court.
The arraignment followed protracted legal battle between Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN) and the Attorney General of state over the initial refusal of the government to begin the trial of the five suspects paraded on May 25, 2016, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The five suspects were arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and
murder in Charge No., MES/69C/2017, before Chief Magistrate, Anthony Eze, of Enugu South Magisterial District.