BusinessDay
Ojochenemi Onje
July 30, 2026
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday arraigned five suspected members of the Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan, popularly known as Ansaru, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged involvement in the May 15 abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and the killing of two captives.
The suspects, Mahmud Muhammad, also known as Abu Bara’a and Abbas Mukhtar; Abubakar Abbas, alias Isah Adam and Mallam Mahmuda Al-Nigeri; Abdulrazak Umar, also known as Abu Khalifa and Abu Khalid; Yunusa Musa, alias Abu Yunusa Bin Musa; and Shamsu Adamu Sani, also known as Abu Itisar, were brought before Justice Salim Ibrahim on a six-count charge bordering on terrorism, conspiracy, aiding terrorist activities and failure to disclose information about planned attacks.
