Nigeria govment sama 10 count charges on Orire schoolchildren kidnap suspects

Nigeria govment don file charges against three suspects wey allegedly get hand for di kidnapping of di Orire schoolchildren for Oyo State, south-west, Nigeria.

Na on Friday Nigeria govment file charges against di three men wey be Abdulrazak Umar wey dey popular as Abu Khalifa or Abu Khalid, Yunusa Musa wey pipo sabi as Yunusa bin Musa, and Shamsu Adamu Sani wey dem dey also call Abu Itisar.

Nigeria govment sama 10 count charges for dia head.

DI 10-count charges wey govment don already file for di Federal High Court, Abuja na about terrorism, kidnapping, concealment, incitement and illegal mining.

All di defendants wey from Suleja Local Govment Area of Niger State, allegedly conspire wit one Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed and Ibrahim Khabab between January and May 2026 to kidnap di school children and teachers for Oyo State.

Dis tin wey dem do dey contrary to Section 26(1) of di Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, Nigeria govment tok.

Tori be say dem allegedly aid di kidnap of di school children and teachers.

Dem also allegedly hide information about di identities and activities of di alleged masterminds even though dem bin know about di plan.

Dis offence go against Sections 26(2) and 16(1) of di Act.

Di charge sheet also allege say three of dem, on or about 2nd June 2026, bin confess say dem be members of Darul Salam, wey be an affiliate of Jamaatu Asarul Muslima Fi Bilandis Sudan (Ansaru), one proscribed terrorist organisation for Nigeria, contrary to Section 25(1) of di Act.

For anoda separate counts, di first defendant, Abdulrazak Umar, accuse na say e provide training and instructions to terrorists and im dey ginger members to commit acts of terrorism through one WhatsApp group titled "The Oneness of Allah is the Foundation of Peace,"

Im offence also dey against Sections 15 and 2(2)(g) of di Terrorism Act as well as Section 18 of di Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015, dem tok.

Di tenth count accuse Umar say e dey engage in unlawful gold mining for streams within Chaza area of Suleja Local Govment Area between 2024 and 2026, contrary to Section 8(b) of di Miscellaneous Offences Act.

Count 1

Dat you Abdulrazak Umar (a.k.a Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa(a.k.a Yunusa Bin Musa) and Shamsu Adamu Sani(a.k.a Abu Itisar), adults all of Suleja LGA, Niger State sometime between January- May, 2026 for Suleja LGA, Niger State within di jurisdiction of dis Honourable Court commit offence wen you conspire wit Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed and Ibrahim Khabab to kidnap school children and teachers in Orire LGA, Oyo State. You thereby commit an offence contrary to Section 26(1) of di Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under di same section of di Act.

Count 2

Dat you Abdulrazak Umar (a.k.a Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa(a.k.a Yunusa Bin Musa) and Shamsu Adamu Sani(a.k.a Abu Itisar), adults all of Suleja LGA, Niger State sometime between January- May, 2026 for Suleja LGA, Niger State within di jurisdiction of dis Honourable Court commit offence wen you aid Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed and Ibrahim Khabab for di kidnap of school children and teachers in Orire LGA, Oyo State. You thereby commit offence contrary to Section 26(2) of di Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under Section 26(3) of di Act.

Count 3

Dat you Abdulrazak Umar (a.k.a Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa(a.k.a Yunusa Bin Musa) and Shamsu Adamu Sani(a.k.a Abu Itisar), adults all of Suleja LGA, Niger State sometime between January- May, 2026 for Suleja LGA, Niger State within di jurisdiction of dis Honourable Court commit offence wen you aid Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed and Ibrahim Khabab in the kidnap of school children and teachers in Orire LGA, Oyo State. You thereby commit offence contrary to Section 26(2) of di Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under Section 26(3) of di Act.

Count 4

Dat you Abdulrazak Umar (a.k.a Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa(a.k.a Yunusa Bin Musa) and Shamsu Adamu Sani(a.k.a Abu Itisar), adults all of Suleja LGA, Niger State sometime between January- May, 2026 for Suleja LGA, Niger State within di jurisdiction of dis Honourable Court commit offence to wit: concealment even though you bin get information about Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed and Ibrahim Khabab as terrorists wey be masterminds of di kidnap of school children and teachers of Orire LGA of Oyo State but failed to report am to di relevant security operatives. You thereby commit offence contrary to Section 16(1) of di Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under di same section of di Act.

Count 5

Dat you Abdulrazak Umar (a.k.a Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa(a.k.a Yunusa Bin Musa) and Shamsu Adamu Sani(a.k.a Abu Itisar), adults all of Suleja LGA, Niger State sometime between January- May, 2026 for Suleja LGA, Niger State within di jurisdiction of dis Honourable Court commit offence to wit: concealment even though you bin get information about di kidnap of school children and teachers of Orire LGA of Oyo State by Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed and Ibrahim Khabab but failed to report same to di relevant security operatives to facilitate dia arrest. You thereby commit offence contrary to Section 16(1) of di Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under di same section of di Act.

Count 6

Dat you Abdulrazak Umar (a.k.a Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa(a.k.a Yunusa Bin Musa) and Shamsu Adamu Sani(a.k.a Abu Itisar), adults all of Suleja LGA, Niger State on or about di 2nd June, 2026 at Suleja LGA, Niger State within di jurisdiction of dis Honourable Court commit offence to wit: membership wen you professed to be members of Darul Salam, an affiliate of Jamaatu Asarul Muslima Fi Bilandis Sudan (Ansaru) wey be proscribed terrorist group in Nigeria. You thereby commit offence contrary to Section 25(1) of di Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under di same section of di Act.

Count 7

That you Abdulrazak Umar(a.k.a Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), male, adult of Sandako, Suleja LGA, Niger State_on or about July, 2026 at Suleja LGA, Niger State within di jurisdiction of dis Honourable Court don commit offence wen you provide training and instructions to terrorists via your whatsapp group titled "The oneness of Allah is the Foundation of Peace". You thereby commit offence contrary to Section 15 of di Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under di same section of di Act.

Count 8

Dat you Abdulrazak Umar(a.k.a Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), male, adult of Sandako, Suleja LGA, Niger State on or about July for Suleja LGA, Niger State within di jurisdiction of dis Honourable Court commit offence wen you provide training and instructions to terrorists via your whatsapp group titled "The Oneness of Allah is the Foundation of Peace". You thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 2(2)(g) of di Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable under di same section of di Act.

Count 9

Dat you Abdulrazak Umar(a.k.a Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Male, adult of Sandako, Suleja LGA, Niger State_on or about July for Suleja LGA, Niger State within di jurisdiction of dis Honourable Court commit offence wen you ginger your members on your whatsapp group titled "The Oneness of Allah is the Foundation of Peace" through your preachings to commit acts of terrorism. You thereby commit an offence contrary to Section 18 of di Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under di same section of di Act.

Count 10

Dat you Abdulrazak Umar (a.k.a Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Male, adult of Sandako, Suleja LGA, Niger State sometime between 2024-2026 at Chaza Area, Suleja LGA, Niger State within di jurisdiction of dis Honourable Court commit offence wen you engaged in mining of Gold for streams for Chaza area, Suleja LGA, Niger State without lawful authority. You thereby commit offence contrary to Section 8(b) of di Miscellaneous Offences Act, LN 2004 and punishable under di same Section of di Act".

According to di security source, di suspects dey expected to appear for court next week wen dem don conclude investigation. "Dem still dey probe odas as di Agency insist on diligent investigation " im add.