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JUST IN: Three face trial over Oyo schoolchildren, teachers’ abduction
The Federal Government has filed a 10-count charge against three suspects in connection with the abduction of pupils and teachers from a school in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The defendants Abdulrazak Umar, Yunusa Musa and Shamsu Adamu Sani are facing charges bordering on terrorism, kidnapping, concealment, incitement and illegal mining.
The charges were filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, marking the commencement of legal proceedings against the three men over the alleged offences.
Umar is also known as Abu Khalifa or Abu Khalid, Musa as Yunusa bin Musa, and Sani as Abu Itisar. All three are from Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State.
They were alleged to have conspired with Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed and Ibrahim Khabab between January and May to kidnap the schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State.
The prosecution said the alleged conspiracy contravened Section 26(1) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
The defendants were also accused of aiding the abduction and of concealing information about the identities and activities of the alleged masterminds despite being aware of the plot.
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