Nigerian govt arraigns three over kidnap of Oyo school children, teachers

The Federal Government connected Friday filed charges against 3 men implicit their complicity successful the caller kidnapping of children and teachers of a schoolhouse successful 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 facing 10-count charges filed earlier the Federal High Court, Abuja, bordering connected terrorism, kidnapping, concealment, incitement and amerciable mining.

The defendants, each of Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, are alleged to person conspired with 1 Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed and Ibrahim Khabab betwixt January and May 2026 to kidnap schoolhouse children and teachers successful Oyo State, contrary to Section 26(1) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

They are further alleged to person aided the kidnap of the schoolhouse children and teachers, and to person concealed accusation regarding the identities and activities of the alleged masterminds contempt cognition of the plot, offences said to contravene Sections 26(2) and 16(1) of the Act respectively.

The complaint expanse besides alleged that the trio, connected oregon astir 2nd June 2026, professed rank of Darul Salam, described arsenic an affiliate of Jamaatu Asarul Muslima Fi Bilandis Sudan (Ansaru), a proscribed t...