*Photo: Mrs Rachael Folawe Alamu in the new video*
The terrorists who attacked three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and abducted about 45 pupils and teachers have released a new video.
In the new video released on Monday, the of Principal of Community High School, Esiele, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs Rachael Folawe Alamu, described the demands currently trending online as false.
She said, “ Hello Everyone, I have come to make some clarifications, today makes it 24th day we have been in this place and it seems that some people are making our case completed already.”
Mrs Alamu said that the terrorists showed them copies of the false alleged demands, such as the release of some fighters, payment of a billion naira and the implementation of Sharia law.
She lamented that the continuous spread of the alleged demands is complicating their freedom.
According to her, “They are not asking for Sharia law, they are not asking for money, the single thing they are asking for is the release of their people”
Mrs Alamu continued, saying “They are not asking for Sharia law, they are not asking for weapons, they are not asking for money, all they are asking for is the release of some people and negotiation, don’t play politics with our lives.”
Recall that a few days, some reports alleged that the terrorists demanded the release of detained terrorist commanders, payment of ransom, two Hilux vehicles and the implementation of Sharia-related law before freeing the captives.
Reports say two of the terrorists whose release are being demanded for are Mahmud Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a or Abbas Mukhtar, and his deputy, Abubakar Abba, alias Isah Adam or Mahmud Al-Nigeri, who is also known as Mallam Mamuda.
Bara’a hails from Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State, while Al-Nigeri is from Daura, Katsina State.
Investigation revealed that the two prisoners are leaders of the Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimeena Fii Bilaadis Sudan (JAMBS/Ansaru), a breakaway faction of Boko Haram, and are alleged to have aided and abetted acts of terrorism in the country between 2013 and 2015.
It was gathered that the suspects were arrested between May and July 2025 and are currently standing trial on terrorism charges in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CR/464/2025, filed on September 4, 2025.
The trial of the suspects commenced on January 15, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja.