00:01The scars from last year's massacre in central Nigeria have not yet fully healed.
00:08A gunman attack on Yilwata in Nigeria's central Benue estate on 13 June 2025 left around 150 people dead.
00:18It was one of the deadliest rural attacks in recent years.
00:22But justice may now be in sight.
00:25On Monday, the Federal High Court of Abuja charged nine men on grounds of terrorism for the deadly massacre.
00:34The suspects are accused of conspiring for several months and carefully planning the attack by raising funds and recruiting fighters in neighboring Nazarawa state.
00:45Several defendants are accused of having aided the individuals central to the attack by providing weapons or safe places for planning the massacre.
00:55The court filed 57 charges in total.
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