The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned five suspects for allegedly concealing the whereabouts of Timipre Sylva, a former governor of Bayelsa.
The five suspects were on Wednesday arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja on a two-count charge.
The suspects are Reuben Ayuba, Musa Mohammed, Friday Paul, Paganengigha Anagaha, and Ayebaifie Suobite.
The suspects were alleged to have, on or about April 28 in Abuja, become “accessories after the fact of felony by concealing the whereabouts of Timipre Sylva, who is a fugitive of the law”.
According to NAN, the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.
After the defendants took their plea, E.G. Orubor, counsel to the DSS, sought a trial date to enable the prosecution to establish their case against the defendants.
However, the defendants’ lawyers moved their bail applications.
Peter Lifu, the presiding judge, granted the bail
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