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OPC leader's trial adjourned

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    The trial of detained ethnic militia leader Ganiyu Adams was adjourned on Friday in Nigeria when police failed to produce him, news organisations reported. The police were unable to explain why Adams was not in court, according to AFP. He is now expected to appear on 21 September.

    Adams, head of a hardline faction of the banned Oodua People's Congress (OPC), was arrested last month on charges including murder, robbery and illegal possession of arms. At a brief court appearance on 24 August he denied the charges, linked to communal clashes - allegedly spearheaded by his group - that resulted in the death of more than 100 people in Lagos.

    The OPC was formed in 1995 to defend the interests of the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria. In 1999, following the end of military rule, a split emerged within the OPC, with Adams heading the group's hardline wing.

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