Yesterday, the Federal High Court in Abuja permitted the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) to detain an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) A. A. Babangida and 19 others for 30 days.
This is over their alleged involvement in banditry, kidnapping and terrorism.
Also detained are Usman Idris, Abu Safiyanu, Alhassan Idris, Sahada Ishaka, Abubakar Bello, Yahaya Abdullahi, Haruna Salisu and Mohammed Muazu.
Others are Nura Idris, Alhaji Manu Mohammed, Umar Lamu, Abubakar Mandara, Suleiman Mohammed, Alhaji Madayi, Alhaji Amodu Oghewe and Uzoma Aghaoyibo.
Justice Peter Lifu ruled on an ex-parte motion marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1146/2024 by the DIA and moved by its lawyer S.A Aminu.
The court ordered DIA to keep Babangida and others for 30 days to enable operatives to conclude ongoing investigations.
DIA said the ASP was arrested in June and had since been in its custody.
It accused the policeman of helping Boko Haram insurgents, bandits and ISWAP members to carry out terrorist activities in parts of the country.
Aminu had, while arguing the ex-parte motion, sought to detain the suspects for 90 days.
