Nigeria, June 15 -- The Nigerian government on Monday began the arraignment of more than 400 terrorism suspects before judges of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The suspects are being arraigned in batches simultaneously in several courtrooms at the Federal High Court complex, with many regular cases put on hold to allow judges to participate in the exercise.

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, is leading the prosecution team, supported by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo. Both Mr Fagbemi and Mr Oyedepo are Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs).

The Legal Aid Council of Nigeria is providing legal representation for indigent defendants

The suspects face charg...