The Punch
Witness claims Ansaru kidnapped Oyo pupils to demand release of detained leaders
A witness testified in a Federal High Court that members of the Ansaru group abducted students in Oyo State to pressure the government into freeing 30 detained leaders.
During proceedings in an Abuja court, testimony revealed that the proscribed Jamaatu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan planned kidnappings on May 15. The motive for taking the pupils was to force the Federal Government to release 30 of their imprisoned leaders.
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