Three defendants standing trial over the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have pleaded guilty to concealing information about the alleged masterminds of the attack.
The defendants, arraigned before Justice Salem Ibrahim of the Federal High Court, Abuja, also pleaded guilty to being members of Darul Salam, an affiliate of Ansaru, a proscribed terrorist organisation
The first and third defendants, Abdulrazak Umar and Shamsudin Adamu, pleaded guilty to providing training, instructions, and inciting members of their WhatsApp group titled “The oneness of Allah is the Foundation of Peace”.
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Abdulrazak Umar also pleaded guilty to mining of gold at streams in Chaza area, Suleja LGA, Niger State without lawful authorisation.
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TVC News Online had earlier reported that the federal government arraigned three suspects, Abdulrazak Umar, Yunusa Musa, and Shamsudin Sani, over their involvement in the kidnapping of school children and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, between January and May 2026.
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However, the defendants pleaded not guilty to other charges as it affects them respectively.
Before the court moves to convict the defendants on the charges they have pleaded guilty to, the prosecution called a witness, an investigator with the Department of State Services, to review the facts of the case.
