The Federal Government has filed a 10-count charge against three suspects over 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 of terrorism, kidnapping, concealment of information, incitement and illegal mining.
The charges were filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, marking the start of legal proceedings against the three suspects.
According to the prosecution, Umar, also known as Abu Khalifa or Abu Khalid, Musa, also called Yunusa bin Musa, and Sani, known as Abu Itisar, are all from Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State.
They were accused of conspiring with three other suspects—Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed and Ibrahim Khabab—between January and May to kidnap the schoolchildren and their teachers in Oyo State.
The prosecution said the alleged conspiracy violated Section 26(1) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
The defendants were also accused of assisting the abduction and concealing information about the identities and activities of the alleged masterminds despite having prior knowledge of the plot.
