Nigeria, June 12 -- The federal government on Thursday arraigned five men before the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged plot to supply 15 AK-103 rifles and 1,434 rounds of live ammunition to a suspected Boko Haram member operating in Niger State, a hotspot in the Nigerian worsening insecurity in the country.

The defendants are Yusuf Muhammad, also known as Bature; Goni Ibrahim Bindi, also known as Goni Mutuwa; Sani Tukur, also known as Danladi; Mubarak Ibrahim; and Musa Alhaji Adamu, also known as Gado Banufe.

They face four charges of terrorism, unlawful possession of firearms and providing support to a terrorist organisation.

The indictment was signed by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation (DPPF), Rotimi Oy...