The Department of State Services (DSS) says it will appeal the life imprisonment of three men arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for their role in the a.bduction of schoolchildren and teachers in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State
The DSS is not satisfied with the verdict, arguing that the sentencing is not commensurate with the crimes committed in Oriire. It cited the beheading of two teachers by members of the terror!st organisation involved in the a.bduction.
Justice Salim Ibrahim had on Thursday sentenced the men to life imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to belonging to Darul Salam, an affiliate of the Ansaru terror!st organisation; concealing information on the k!dnapping; and inciting through religious ideology.
The convicts are Abdulrazak Umar, alias Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid; Yunusa Musa, alias Yunusa Bin Musa; and Shamsu Adamu Sani, alias Abu Itisar.
Abdulrazak Umar, alias Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid, pleaded guilty to counts 7, 8, 9 and 10, which bordered on training and passing instructions and inciting terror group members on a particular religious ideology.
The accused persons were put on trial by the DSS on a 10-count charge bordering on k!dnapping, concealment of information, and terrorism-related offences, contrary to Section 16(1) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
According to the charges, the defendants, all from Niger State, were accused of knowingly withholding information about individuals linked to terror!st activities, participating in k!dnapping, and using a messaging platform to facilitate terrorist training.
The three defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment on Count 6. Abdulrazak Umar was sentenced to life imprisonment on Count 7; life imprisonment on Count 9 and a life sentence on Count 10.
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