FG Witness Gives Evidence On How Oriire Kidnapping Was Planned
A DSS witness said the group demanded release of 30 members and killed two victims when the government refused to negotiate.
- On Monday, a Federal High Court in Abuja heard that Ansaru staged the May 15 attacks on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to force the government to release imprisoned leaders.
- This violence stems from an Ansaru ideology mandating attacks to secure arrested leaders' release, a strategy that prompted the November 4, 2025, assault on House of Representatives member Jafaru Mohammed Ali's convoy.
- During the abduction of 46 schoolchildren and teachers, the terrorists demanded the release of 30 members, including their leaders, warning they would kill the victims if the government refused to negotiate.
- The Federal Government refused to negotiate with the kidnappers, prompting security agencies to launch a rescue operation that secured the victims after 56 days, though two individuals were murdered.
- Further hearings resume Tuesday before Justice Salim Ibrahim regarding five defendants, including convicted commanders Mahmud Usman Muhammad and Abubakar Abbas, following amended charges.
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Ansaru terror group kidnapped Oyo pupils to free leaders
A DSS witness told a Federal High Court that the Ansaru terror group kidnapped Oyo pupils to pressure the FG into releasing 30 of their detained leaders. Read More: https://punchng.com/ansaru-terror-group-kidnapped-oyo-pupils-to-free-leaders-witness/
Why Ansaru terrorists carried out Oriire abduction - Prosecution witness
The second prosecution witness testified in the ongoing trial of the five suspected members of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (Ansaru) allegedly involved in the 15 May attack on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Oriire abduction planned by Ansaru terrorists with Al-Qaeda support - Witness tells court
A Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Monday that international terrorist organization, Al-Ql-Qeada, supported members of the Jama’’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (Ansaru) to stage the May 15, 2026 attacks on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The attack, the court also heard, was to force the Federal Government to release […] Oriire abduction planned by Ansaru terrorists with Al-Qaeda support – Witness tells court
FG witness gives evidence on how Oriire kidnapping was planned with Al-Qaeda support - Newsy People
A Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Monday that international terrorists organisation Al-Qaeda supported members of the proscribed terrorist group Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (ANSARU) to stage the May 15 attacks on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The attack, the court also heard, was to force the Federal […]
“Al-Qaeda Supported Ansaru In Oriire School Kidnap” — SSS Witness Tells Court, Says Terrorists Demanded Release Of 30 Members
A prosecution witness has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that members of the proscribed terrorist group, Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan, otherwise known as Ansaru, allegedly carried out the May 15 attack and kidnapping of students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State as part of a strategy to compel […]
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