Oyo state

Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced three men to life imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to terrorism-related offences linked to the abduction of students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Justice Salim Ibrahim ordered...

Three suspects linked to the kidnapping of schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire LGA, Oyo State, pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The defendants admitted to concealing information about three alleged terrorist masterminds...

DSS vows to appeal the life sentences imposed on two convicted Ansaru commanders, insisting only the death penalty reflects the gravity of their crimes. Security agency links the convicts to the Oriire school abduction, alleging terrorists demanded their...

July 19, (THEWILL) — After enduring 56 days of despair following the abduction of about 44 pupils, teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, and relatives of the victims can now smile again. Two teachers from one of...

The Federal Government filed a 10-count charge against three suspected Ansaru-linked operatives, accusing them of conspiring to kidnap 39 schoolchildren and seven teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State Prosecutors alleged the suspects concealed intelligence about...

Senate approves a ₦50 million support package for the families of two teachers and three security personnel who lost their lives during the Oyo school abduction and rescue operation. Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the intervention is a...

Senate accuses Governor Seyi Makinde of politicising Nigeria's security challenges over his call for a UN probe into the Oyo school abduction. Lawmakers caution the governor against statements capable of undermining ongoing counter-terrorism operations and reject international intervention. ...

Family demands release of slain officer's body: Relatives of Lt. Ademe Isaac are insisting that the Nigerian Army release his remains for burial in Adamawa State. Army reportedly plans military burial in Ibadan: The family says military authorities...

Police rescue abducted Oyo headmaster less than 24 hours after gunmen demanded a ₦30 million ransom for his release. Commissioner of Police says coordinated security pressure forced kidnappers to abandon the victim and flee. Nigerians hail the swift...

July 13, (THEWILL) — Barely 24 hours after the successful rescue of pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, gunmen have struck again in the state, abducting a 60-year-old headmaster and demanding...