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BREAKING: Oyo Schoolchildren kidnappers jailed for life
The Justice Salem Ibrahim -led Federal High Court sitting in Abuja Thursday sentenced three suspects in the in the kidnap of schoolchildren in Oriire in Oyo State to life imprisonment.
The three defendants were sentenced after pleaded guilty to concealment of information about the abduction by the masterminds and admitting membership of Darul Salam, linked to Ansaru terrorists.
The defendants, Abdulrazak Umar and Shamsudin Adamu pleaded guilty to training a WhatsApp group for alleged terror incitement, while Umar admitted illegal gold mining in Suleja.
They were sentenced for their roles in the kidnap of students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.
They were also accused of belonging to Darul Salam, which authorities described as an affiliate of Ansaru, a proscribed terrorist organisation in Nigeria.
During their arraignment, the defendants admitted that they failed to disclose information relating to those allegedly responsible for masterminding the kidnapping in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Their guilty pleas paved the way for the court to convict them on the charges.
The court subsequently sentenced the three convicts to life imprisonment for their roles in the incident.
The first and third defendants, Abdulrazak Umar and Shamsudin Adamu, also pleaded guilty to charges accusing them of providing training and instructions to members of a WhatsApp group.
According to the prosecution, the group, titled “The Oneness of Allah is the Foundation of Peace,” was allegedly used to incite members to commit acts of terrorism.
Umar and Adamu admitted to the allegations during the court proceedings.
The defendants had also pleaded guilty to being members of Darul Salam, which was described in the charges as an affiliate of the proscribed terrorist organisation, Ansaru.
Umar also pleaded guilty to an additional charge of engaging in gold mining without lawful authorisation.
The prosecution accused him of illegally mining gold at streams in the Chaza area of Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State.
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