Osemwenkhae, Ogisi, and Ndjouandjouaka consented to detention; Sowe and Boiro were detained pending detention hearings scheduled for February 9, 2024.
Presenting the motion, Mr Ajilo said Nigeria recalled all its ambassadors in a major diplomatic shakeup in 2023.
The journalist was said to have been kicked and slapped by Mr Mahama.
The New York consulate carries the heaviest burden of providing consular services to Nigerian citizens in the U.S.
Mr Raji told journalists on Sunday in Abuja that most health workers went abroad in search of better working conditions.
“We take these matters seriously,” the prison facility told Peoples Gazette.
“But when he took that quest for knowledge to a gun range, picked up a gun, handled the ammo and fired it, he went from student to criminal,” said the court.
The denial for sentence appeal came days before Nigerians were dismayed by a viral video showing someone believed to be Mr Abbas holding a feast in prison.
Richard Adeoriokin was confirmed DOA by a doctor after being shot by a royal guard in Osun, police said.
