A joint search-and-rescue operation for the bodies of the climbers resumed for a second day on Saturday.
The magistrate adjourned the matter until April 23, for hearing.
Ms Garnett stated that two of the four federal charges did not “meet the federal statutory definition of a ‘crime of violence’ as a matter of law.”
A seven-month-old baby, a four-year-old child, and two heavily pregnant women were among the victims held captive in a remote village.
The Magistrate, Abu Sa’id, struck out the case due to the absence in court of both the complainant and the defendants.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against him.
A statement by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said the substances were on 1.577683 hectares of farmland.
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The police command in Jigawa says it has arrested five suspected kidnappers and armed robbers in Ringim local government area.
