Oriire abduction: Court sentences three to life imprisonment

Justice Salim Ibrahim of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced three men to life imprisonment for their involvement with a outlawed terrorist group connected to the kidnapping of schoolchildren and teachers in the Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State.

The Department of State Services (DSS) prosecuted the convicts Abdulrazak Umar (also known as Abu Khalifa or Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa (alias Yunusa Bin Musa), and Shamsu Adamu Sani (alias Abu Itisar).

Although the government initially filed a 10-count charge against them, the defendants entered guilty pleas to counts four and six.

The court subsequently handed down life sentences after finding them guilty of concealing critical information regarding the violent activities and operations of the bandits.