Oyo abduction: DSS to re-arraign suspects Thursday
The DSS will on Thursday re-arraign five suspected Ansaru terrorists over the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire LGA, Oyo State. Read More: https://punchng.com/oyo-abduction-dss-to-re-arraign-suspects-thursday/
The Department of State Services (DSS) announced on Thursday that they will re-arraign five Ansaru terrorist group suspects in connection with the May 15 kidnapping of pupils and teachers in Oyo State. The suspects, Mahmud Muhammad, Abubakar Abbas, Abdulrazak Umar, Yunusa Musa, and Shamsu Adamu Sani, are to be brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja on the amended charges filed by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Rotimi Oyedepo.
The five men were initially set to be arraigned on Wednesday, but Muhammad objected to representation by a Legal Aid Council lawyer and requested his previous attorney, Bala Dakum, to continue defending them. Oyedepo assured the court that the DSS would respect the defendants' right to counsel and that they were not pursuing them for persecution.
Justice Ibrahim adjourned the matter until Thursday for the defendants to be re-arraigned, directing the suspects to contact their lawyer and ensuring their access to legal representation.
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