The Federal government has actually filed a 10-count charge against three men over the abduction of students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The suspects, identified as Abdulrazak Umar (also called Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa (likewise called Yunusa bin Musa), and Shamsu Adamu Sani (also referred to as Abu Itisar), were charged before the Federal High Court in Abuja on allegations verging on terrorism, kidnapping, concealment, incitement and unlawful mining.
According to the charge sheet, the offenders, all from Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, allegedly conspired with 3 other suspects recognized as Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed and Ibrahim Khabab in between January and May 2026 to abduct schoolchildren and instructors in Oyo State.
The Federal government further declared that the trio assisted the kidnapping and intentionally hidden details about the identities and activities of the alleged masterminds despite having knowledge of the plot, offences stated to be in offense of relevant provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act.
Prosecutors likewise implicated the 3 men of proclaiming membership of Darul Salam, described as an affiliate of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan (Ansaru), a proscribed terrorist organisation in Nigeria.
In addition, the very first offender, Abdulrazak Umar, is implicated of offering training and instructions to terrorists and using a WhatsApp group entitled “The Oneness of Allah is the Foundation of Peace” to prompt members to devote acts of terrorism, contrary to the Terrorism Act and the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Avoidance, etc) Act, 2015.
Umar likewise deals with a different charge of presumably engaging in unlawful gold mining at streams in the Chaza area of Suleja City government Location between 2024 and 2026, an offense said to contravene the Miscellaneous Offences Act.
The three accuseds are anticipated to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja next week to address the charges.