Three suspected terrorists accused of involvement in the abduction of 44 schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State are facing life imprisonment after the Federal Government filed a 10-count terrorism charge against them.
The charge, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja by the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation, listed the suspects as Abdulrazak Umar, aka Abu Khalifa or Abu Khalid; Yunusa Musa, also known as Yunusa bin Musa; and Shamsu Adamu Sani, aka Abu Itisar.
This was as a retired two-star general, Ishola Williams, backed Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s call for an independent international investigation into the abduction and eventual rescue of pupils and teachers.
According to the charge sheet, the three defendants, alongside others said to be at large, allegedly conspired between January and May 2026 to commit acts of terrorism and kidnap pupils and teachers from schools in Oyo State.
One of the counts read, “That you, Abdulrazak Umar (a.k.a. Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa (a.k.a. Yunusa bin Musa), Shamsu Adamu Sani (a.k.a. Abu Itisar), Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed and Ibrahim Khabab, now at large, between January and May 2026, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, conspired among yourselves to commit acts of terrorism by kidnapping pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 26 of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.”
