The Federal Government on Friday charged three men, 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), before the Federal High Court, Abuja for the recent kidnapping of children and teachers of a school in Oriire Local Council (LGA) of Oyo State.
This was even as a retired General, Ishola Williams, has backed Governor Seyi Makinde’s call for an independent international investigation into the abduction and eventual rescue of the pupils and teachers.
Williams described the governor’s request as consistent with precedents established during previous national security crises.
Meanwhile, the Emeritus Supreme Head of the Cherubim and Seraphim Unification Church of Nigeria, His Most Eminence, Prophet Solomon Adegboyega Alao, has said that the successful rescue of the abducted pupils and teachers renewed hope that Nigeria’s security agencies possess the capacity to decisively tackle the country’s security challenges.
The 10-count charge filed before the court borders on terrorism, kidnapping, concealment, incitement and illegal mining.
The defendants, all of Suleja Local Council of Niger State, are alleged to have conspired with one Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed and Ibrahim Khabab between January and May 2026 to kidnap schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State, contrary to Section 26(1) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
They are further alleged to have aided the kidnap of the schoolchildren and teachers, and to have concealed information regarding the identities and activities of the alleged masterminds despite knowledge of the plot, offences said to contravene Sections 26(2) and 16(1) of the Act respectively.
