DSS To Appeal Judgment On Oriire Abduction Sentencing
The defendants admitted ties to Darul Salam, a proscribed Ansaru affiliate, and prosecutors said they concealed information and aided the kidnapping plot.
- On Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, three men—Abdulrazak Umar, Yunusa Musa, and Shamsu Adamu Sani—pleaded guilty to terrorism charges linked to the Oriire school abduction, admitting guilt to eight of 10 counts.
- Barely a week before the charges, Nigerian military and security forces rescued 44 schoolchildren and teachers held for 56 days after their abduction on May 15, following President Bola Tinubu's directive to secure their release.
- Umar pleaded guilty to four counts accusing him of providing terrorist training through a WhatsApp group titled 'The Oneness of Allah is the Foundation of Peace,' while Musa and Sani confessed to concealing information about alleged masterminds still at large.
- The rescue operation claimed three military lives—Lieutenant F. A. Isaac, Private Silas Musa of the 81 Battalion, and Sergeant Abena John Jerome—while two abducted teachers, Michael Oyedokun and pastor John Olaleye, were killed in captivity.
- Prosecutors allege broader offences including conspiracy, cyber-related crimes, and unlawful gold mining by Umar between 2024 and 2026, though it remains unclear if the three defendants are among the eight suspected kidnappers President Tinubu said were arrested.
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BREAKING: Three suspected terrorists linked to Oyo school abduction plead guilty to terrorism charges
The defendants pleaded guilty to eights counts in total out of the 10 charges brought against them. The post BREAKING: Three suspected terrorists linked to Oyo school abduction plead guilty to terrorism charges appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
DSS To Appeal Judgment On Oriire Abduction Sentencing
The Department of State Services (DSS) says it will appeal the life imprisonment of three men arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for their role in the abduction of school pupils and teachers in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The DSS is not satisfied with the verdict, arguing that the sentencing is not commensurate with the crimes committed in Oriire. It cited the beheading of two teachers by members of the terrori…
Breaking: Court sentences three to life imprisonment over Orire school kidnapping
Justice Salim Ibrahim convicted and sentenced the defendants, 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), after they pleaded guilty to some of the allegations the Federal Government levelled against them. The post Breaking: Court sentences three to life in prison over Orire school kidnapping appeared first on Vanguard News.
Orire Abduction: Accused persons plead guilty to terror group membership, information concealment
The three accused persons put on trial by the Department of State Services, DSS), over the Orire scholl abduction, have pleaded guilty to membership of proscribed terrorist group. At their arraignment on terrorism charges on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Abdulrazak Umar, alias Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid; Yunusa Musa, alias Yunusa Bin Musa; […] Orire Abduction: Accused persons plead guilty to terror group membership, information concea…
BREAKING: Court jails three for life over Oyo school abduction
Three suspects involved in the Oyo school abduction case have been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Read more on Punch. Read More: https://punchng.com/breaking-court-jails-three-for-life-over-oyo-school-abduction/
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