Oriire abduction planned by Ansaru terrorists with Al-Qaeda support – Witness tells court

A Federal High Court successful Abuja heard connected Monday that planetary violent organization, Al-Ql-Qeada, supported members of the Jama’’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (Ansaru) to signifier the May 15, 2026 attacks connected schools successful Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.

The attack, the tribunal besides heard, was to unit the Federal Government to merchandise their leaders who were arrested and are being prosecuted.

A prosecution witness, identified arsenic ‘BBB’ besides told the tribunal that upon the kidnap of students and teachers during the attacks, the terrorists submitted a database containing 30 names of their leaders and members to the Federal Government, who they demanded indispensable beryllium released, other they would termination the abductees.

The witnesser testified connected Monday successful the ongoing proceedings of 5 men, said to beryllium members of Ansaru, accused of complicity successful the Oriire attacks.

The 5 are Mahmud Muhammad (aka Abu Bara’a, Abbas Mukhtar); Abubakar Abbas (aka Isah Adam, Mallam Mahmuda Al-Nigeri); Abdulrazak Umar (aka Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid); Yunusa Musa (aka Abu Yunusa Bin Musa), and Shamsu Adamu Sani (aka Abu Itisar).

According to the prosecution, the defendants are from Okene LGA, Kogi State; Daura LGA, Katsina State, and Suleja LGA, Niger State.

Led successful grounds by the Director of Public Prosec...