Court sentences three men over alleged Oriire schoolchildren and teachers kidnapping

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— The Federal Government has arraigned five persons accused of involvement in the beheading of two teachers who were abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State. Among those docked before a vacation judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja were two alleged commanders of the Ansaru […] The post Oriire School Kidnappings: FG arraigns 2 Ansaru Commanders, 3 others appeared first on Vanguard News.

The three accused persons put on trial by the Department of State Services (DSS), over their involvement in the kidnapping of school children and teachers in Orire local government area of Oyo State have been sentenced to life imprisonment for being members  of proscribed terrorist group.  Justice Salim Ibrahim of the Federal High Court in Abuja […] BREAKING: Oyo Abduction: Three accused persons linked to Orire kidnap get life imprisonment

The federal government has filed criminal charges against three men over their alleged involvement in the abduction of pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire LGA of Oyo state.   The 10-count charge, filed before the federal high court in Abuja, accused Abdulrazak Umar, also known as Abu Khalifa or Abu Khalid, Yunusa Musa (Yunusa bin Musa), and Shamsu Adamu Sani (Abu Itisar) of offences bordering on terrorism, kidnapping, concealment, incitement and illegal mining.   According to the charge sheet, the defendants, all from Suleja LGA of Niger state, allegedly conspired with three others — Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed and Ibrahim Khabab — between January and May 2026 to kidnap the pupils and their teachers in Orire.   The government also accused the trio of aiding the abduction and concealing information about the identities and activities of the alleged masterminds despite having knowledge of the plot.     The defendants were equally accused of failing to report information about the alleged masterminds and the planned abduction to security agencies, contrary to the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.   In another count, the federal government alleged that on or about June 2, 2026, the three men professed membership of Darul Salam, described in the charge as an affiliate of Jamaatu Asarul Muslima Fi Bilandis Sudan (Ansaru), a proscribed terrorist organisation in Nigeria.   In a separate charge, the federal government accused Umar of providing training and instructions to terrorists through a WhatsApp group named ‘The Oneness of Allah is the Foundation of Peace’.     He was alleged to have used the platform to incite members to commit acts of terrorism, an offence said to contravene provisions of both the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, and the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015.   He was also accused of unlawfully mining gold in streams located in Chaza area of Suleja LGA between 2024 and 2026 without lawful authority.   The alleged offence was said to be contrary to section 8(b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act.   A security source said the suspects are expected to be arraigned next week following the conclusion of investigations.   “Others are still being probed as the agency is insistent on diligent investigation,” the source said.   BACKGROUND On May 15, gunmen attacked three schools in Oriire LGA and abducted 39 pupils and seven teachers, including the principal of one of the affected schools. Two people were killed during the attack.   Days later, the abductors killed Michael Oyedokun, one of the abducted teachers, while in captivity.   On July 10the federal government announced that all the abductees had been rescued following a joint security operation.

The charges arrived barely a week after the Nigerian military, in collaboration with other security forces, rescued 44 schoolchildren and teachers abducted by kidnappers in three schools in Yawota and Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The post Nigerian govt charges three men with terrorism over Oyo school children, teachers abduction appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The Federal Government has filed a 10-count charge against three men over the abduction of pupils and teachers from a school in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The suspects, Abdulrazak Umar (also known as Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa (also known as Yunusa bin Musa), and Shamsu Adamu Sani (also known as Abu […] The post FG Arraigns Three Suspects Over Oyo Schoolchildren, Teachers’ Kidnap appeared first on Information Nigeria.

The Federal Government on Friday filed charges against three men over their complicity in the recent kidnapping of children and teachers of a school in Orire Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State. The men, Abdulrazak Umar, a.k.a. Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid, Yunusa Musa, a.k.a. Yunusa bin Musa, and Shamsu Adamu Sani, a.k.a. Abu Itisar are […] Nigerian govt arraigns three over kidnap of Oyo school children, teachers