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Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by Newsgeek24(op): 1:21pm On Jul 23

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced three men to life imprisonment for their roles in the kidnapping of teachers and pupils from a school in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.

Justice Salim Ibrahim handed down the sentence after the convicts — Abdulrazak Umar (also known as Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa (also known as Yunusa bin Musa), and Shamsu Adamu Sani (also known as Abu Itisar) — pleaded guilty to several terrorism-related offences brought against them by the Federal Government.

The three defendants were arraigned on Thursday on a 10-count charge bordering on terrorism, kidnapping, concealment of information, incitement and illegal mining.

During the proceedings, the convicts admitted concealing information about those responsible for the abduction of the schoolchildren and teachers.

They also confessed to being members of Darul Salam, a group the prosecution identified as an affiliate of Jama'atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan (Ansaru), a terrorist organisation proscribed by the Federal Government.

While all three defendants pleaded guilty to counts four and six of the charge, only Abdulrazak Umar admitted guilt to counts seven, eight, nine and 10, which accused him of providing terrorist training and sharing extremist messages through a WhatsApp group named "The Oneness of Allah is the Foundation of Peace."

The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the remaining charges.

Following their guilty plea, the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), urged the court to convict and sentence them on the counts they had admitted.

Justice Ibrahim subsequently sentenced the three men to life imprisonment.

According to the prosecution, the convicts, all from Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State, conspired with Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed and Ibrahim Khabab between January and May 2026 to facilitate the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State, contrary to the provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

The Federal Government further accused them of aiding the kidnapping operation and deliberately concealing information about the identities and activities of the alleged masterminds despite having prior knowledge of the plot.

Investigators also told the court that the defendants admitted during interrogation on June 2 to being members of the proscribed terrorist group, an offence punishable under the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

The conviction marks another major breakthrough in the prosecution of suspects linked to terrorist activities and the kidnapping of schoolchildren in Nigeria.

https://verynigerian.com/breaking-kidnappers-of-oyo-schoolchildren-plead-guilty-to-charges-court-sentences-them-to-life-imprisonment/

Faces of 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), three convicted persons over the kidnapping of students and teachers of a school in Orire Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State.

Video… pic.twitter.com/wpUfONGfDR
— Vanguard Newspapers (@vanguardngrnews) July 23, 2026

BREAKING: Oriire kidnappers receive life Imprisonment sentence following court judgment. pic.twitter.com/EdJ8usxxZa
— Oluwatobi Enitan (@OluwatobiEni) July 23, 2026

The three suspects involved in the kidnapping of the school children in oyo state have been sentenced to life imprisonment pic.twitter.com/vtka9hs5V7
— Aremo (@ARemo_Ayo) July 23, 2026

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by Mattswaggz: 1:42pm On Jul 23*

Good improvement on the usual handling of their likes with kid gloves.....firing squad would've been better tho because I wonder why such demons should be kept alive and fed with tax payers monies when the food given to them can be used to feed animals who are more useful to the society.

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by Eleph(m): 1:42pm On Jul 23

Good for them and all their collaborators.
Why are there no further links with their collaborators?
Why give them life sentences instead of hanging them right away since it was glaring some lives were lost in the rescue operation and some taken while in captivity.

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by Oba1ni(m): 1:42pm On Jul 23

Why are they facing down?
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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by TheEagle112: 1:42pm On Jul 23

Your generations will never no peace

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by tiswell(m): 1:43pm On Jul 23

Why does this whole drama looks funny🤣.

Sai naijiriya!!!

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by harryboyng(m): 1:43pm On Jul 23

...na their faces you say be this?..you can imagine when EFCC wan display your face...e dey show well well...

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by gift2xl: 1:43pm On Jul 23

Wonderful and quick from the court, nice one.

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by Nnamdipapa(m): 1:44pm On Jul 23

What happened to firing squad? We are not ready to fight crime in this country. China executes leaders for corruption.

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by jaxxy(m): 1:44pm On Jul 23*

That was a very fast judgement.

Kobojunkie:
You believe these 3 men fed 49 people in the forest for almost 2 months? It was all done kpa-kpa-kpa to give your brain the sensation that the government works from time to time, so you don't spot the deceit. 😒😒

Im actually even more suspicious rather than impressed. undecided

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by okomile(f): 1:44pm On Jul 23

Soft landing
They should be hanged

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by Oma39: 1:44pm On Jul 23

It was someone that steal pepper from the market the security team will handcuffs the people

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by ndukwejoe(m): 1:44pm On Jul 23

Good one there that is commendable

Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by Goo0dHardDick: 1:44pm On Jul 23

Believe this nonsense at your own peril.

The Fulanis kidnapped those kids, did you see any Fulani there? The Fulanis are in the forest enjoying the money govt paid them to release those kids and then arranged these ones to deceive Nigerians into thinking they're the kidnappers. Well scripted

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by TheEagle112: 1:44pm On Jul 23

Your generations will never know peace and joy in Jesus name

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by wisemaster(m): 1:45pm On Jul 23

After they took lives of two teachers and they confessed to the crime.....this is not justice. He who kills by the sword must die by the sword. Even the constitution affirms it.

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by Yampotatocarrot(m): 1:45pm On Jul 23

They're even looking good... Wey their faces?

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by ARISHEM: 1:45pm On Jul 23*

What is wrong with Nigerian judiciary. The reasons they kidnap the school children was because some of the terrorists were imprisoned by wanting the government to free them.
The colleagues of these ones might kidnap another set of school children and want to force another swap leading to death of some people.

I am sure the families of the victims they murdered and the community they attacked won't be satisfied with this judgement.

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by valentineuwakwe(m): 1:46pm On Jul 23

Life imprisonment shocked

I thought our Nigerian law says it's death sentence for any kidnapper or terrorists

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by zoedew: 1:46pm On Jul 23

Great! Quick dispensation of Justice. I should imagine that unconscionable Counsel did not get to be briefed in the matter for obvious reasons otherwise the case will go on for ages without a headway as the Lawyers dribble the criminal justice system in the name of defending an accused person who is presumed innocent until proven otherwise.

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by mikeapollo: 1:46pm On Jul 23

Newsgeek24:
https://verynigerian.com/breaking-kidnappers-of-oyo-schoolchildren-plead-guilty-to-charges-court-sentences-them-to-life-imprisonment/

Faces of 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), three convicted persons over the kidnapping of students and teachers of a school in Orire Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State.

Video… pic.twitter.com/wpUfONGfDR
— Vanguard Newspapers (@vanguardngrnews) July 23, 2026

BREAKING: Oriire kidnappers receive life Imprisonment sentence following court judgment. pic.twitter.com/EdJ8usxxZa
— Oluwatobi Enitan (@OluwatobiEni) July 23, 2026

The three suspects involved in the kidnapping of the school children in oyo state have been sentenced to life imprisonment pic.twitter.com/vtka9hs5V7
— Aremo (@ARemo_Ayo) July 23, 2026

So only 3 people organized and perpetrated the kidnap of those school kids and even teachers?
Where did they get their guns and weapons from?
What other kidnaps and killings have they taken part in? etc

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by Treasure17(m): 1:46pm On Jul 23

What happens to firing squad? Don't let anybody kill you in this country, you will just die in vain.

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by Mattswaggz: 1:47pm On Jul 23

valentineuwakwe:
Life imprisonment I thought our Nigerian law says it's death sentence for any kidnapper or terrorists

I've seen people complain that even if such sentences are passed, the govt don't sign them.

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by OredoPikin: 1:47pm On Jul 23

Newsgeek24:
https://verynigerian.com/breaking-kidnappers-of-oyo-schoolchildren-plead-guilty-to-charges-court-sentences-them-to-life-imprisonment/

Faces of 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), three convicted persons over the kidnapping of students and teachers of a school in Orire Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State.

Video… pic.twitter.com/wpUfONGfDR
— Vanguard Newspapers (@vanguardngrnews) July 23, 2026

BREAKING: Oriire kidnappers receive life Imprisonment sentence following court judgment. pic.twitter.com/EdJ8usxxZa
— Oluwatobi Enitan (@OluwatobiEni) July 23, 2026

The three suspects involved in the kidnapping of the school children in oyo state have been sentenced to life imprisonment pic.twitter.com/vtka9hs5V7
— Aremo (@ARemo_Ayo) July 23, 2026

SCAM!!!!
believe anything from Tinubu govt at your own risk
Person wey hire fake bishop can stage anything to deceive his gullible supporters

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by darthv: 1:47pm On Jul 23

You should believe this script at your peril.

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by OMBIIGA: 1:47pm On Jul 23

tiswell:
Why does this whole drama looks funny🤣.

Sai naijiriya!!!

Drama indeed,!!
Drama indeed!!
Drama indeed!!!

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by OKKO(m): 1:48pm On Jul 23

Can we know the ones that got the gut to behead the teacher on camera?

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by Pickup8: 1:48pm On Jul 23

You have seen guilty ones facing up before?

Oba1ni:
Why are they facing down?
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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by Ahmeduana(m): 1:49pm On Jul 23

Believe this at your own peril angry

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by Pickup8: 1:49pm On Jul 23

Since you know better go and do the needful.

tiswell:
Why does this whole drama looks funny🤣.

Sai naijiriya!!!

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Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by Tooreda(f): 1:49pm On Jul 23

Why not to death? Or you want the famous thief to free them overnight?

Re: Court Sentences Kidnappers Of Oyo Schoolchildren To Life Imprisonment by ElevationD: 1:49pm On Jul 23

Waoh. So speedy?

So what has been happening with the endless uncountable cases in courts of looting the common patrimony?

Hopefully others can get such justice quickly and let there be foreclosure by the affected persons and their families.

Thank you very much to that judge.

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