The Federal Government filed a 10-count charge against three men before the Federal High Court in Abuja over the kidnapping of pupils and teachers from a school in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The defendants, Abdulrazak Umar, Yunusa Musa and Shamsu Adamu Sani, were accused of terrorism, kidnapping, concealment, incitement and illegal mining.
They were alleged to have conspired with Muhammad Sani, Jibril Mohammed and Ibrahim Khabab between January and May to kidnap the schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State.
The defendants were also accused of aiding the abduction and of concealing information about the identities and activities of the alleged masterminds despite being aware of the plot.
