Oriire kidnap: Five defendants plead not guilty to 7-count terrorism charges
The Department of State Services, DSS, on Thursday re-arraigned five men accused of complicity in the May 15 kidnap of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and the subsequent killing of two of the victims. They were arraigned on a seven-count amended charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/438/2026, filed by the DSS on […] Oriire kidnap: Five defendants plead not guilty to 7-count…
On Thursday, the Department of State Services (DSS) re-arraigned five men on seven-count terrorism charges related to the May 15 kidnapping of pupils and teachers in Oriire, Oyo State, and the subsequent deaths of two victims. The defendants, reportedly members of the Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (ANSARU) terrorist group, are Mahmud Muhammad, Abubakar Abbas, Abdulrazak Umar, Yunusa Musa, and Shamsu Adamu Sani.
Each pleaded not guilty before the court. The Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, led the DSS legal team and sought immediate trial for the defendants, with witness names to be shielded and masked. Justice Salim Ibrahim granted these requests, and arrangements for the trial are underway.
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