Oriire School Kidnappings: FG arraigns 2 Ansaru Commanders, 3 others
Among those docked before a vacation judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja were two alleged commanders of the Ansaru terrorist group, Abubakar Abba Mahmuda Abu Bara’a and Abubakar Abbas, aka Mallam Mahmuda Al-Nigeri.
Justice Ibrahim fixed September 16 and 17 for their trial on the remaining counts 1, 2, 3, and 5 of the charge.
While all three defendants pleaded guilty to counts four and six of the charge, only the first defendant, Umar, alias Abu Khalid, admitted guilt on counts seven, eight, nine, and ten, which alleged that he provided training and instructions to terrorists via a WhatsApp group titled “The Oneness of Allah is the Foundation of Peace.
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