Nigeria, July 17 -- The Nigerian government has filed 10 terrorism charges against three men over the 15 May abduction of pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.

The three suspects named as defendants in the charges filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday are Abdulrazak Umar (also known as Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa (also known as Yunusa bin Musa) and Shamsu Adamu Sani (also known as Abu Itisar).

The charges, filed by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, include terrorism, conspiracy, aiding kidnapping, and concealment of terrorist activities.

The defendants' other alleged offences are membership of a proscribed terrorist organisation, incitement to terror...