As court sentences Oriire abductors, by Adekunle Adekoya
In that regard, I support the Department of State Services, DSS, which has said it would appeal the life imprisonment sentence on the terrorists because the offence they committed is heavier than the sentence To that extent, I call on the national and state assemblies to re the laws about terrorism and prescribe capital punishment for terrorists.
The convicts, all from Suleja LGA of Niger State, were alleged to have conspired with one Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed, and Ibrahim Khabab, between January and May 2026, to kidnap school children and teachers in Oyo State, contrary to Section 26(1) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
A governor who fails to build schools, roads, hospitals, who fails to strive to make life better for the governed is just a criminal, albeit a shielded, highly-placed one.
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