Why Ansaru terrorists carried out Oriire abduction – Prosecution witness
A prosecution witness on Monday told the Federal High Court in Abuja how the international terrorist organisation, Al-Ql-Qeada, supported members of the Ansaru terrorist group planned the 15 May attacks on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The defendants comprise two convicted Ansaru commanders and three other men convicted and jailed earlier this year for their connection with the last May school abduction and killing of two victims in Oyo State In July, the five men were arraigned before Judge Salim Ibrahim on old charges and four fresh ones covering the impact of their alleged terror activities nationwide.
Three days later, Judge Ibrahim sentenced the three other newly charged defendants – Messrs Umar, Musa and Sani – to life imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to six of out 10 terrorism charges, including allegations of their complicity in the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State in May this year.
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