“Be very vigilant and be careful about people trying to kidnap for ransom. They are kidnapping in order to give the impression that Nigeria is not safe,” He said.
Justice Oshodi remanded her in EFCC custody and adjourned the matter until July 16, 2026, for the hearing of the bail application and the commencement of trial.
On November 19, 2025, Mr Gumi visited the state as a special guest and speaker at the Southern Nigerian Ulama Summit held at the University of Ibadan.
Mr Attionu, who fled to the U.S. after heading MASLOC between 2013 and 2016, was tried and convicted by the Accra High Court in her absence in 2014.
Mr Oladele, 24, a UK-based Nigerian national was sentenced to 25 years jail term in April at the Caernarfon Crown Court for the violent rape of a 19-year-old woman in Wrexham, Wales.
Another UK-based Nigerian, Chibueze Chukwurah, has been charged with murder following an assault in Lewisham that led to the death of Taiwo Ekerin.
The cleric compared the Oyo abduction to the Chibok girls’ abduction in 2014.
Nigerian government has repeatedly denied Christian genocide in the country.
Andrea Marroquin, 44, became a naturalised citizen in 2009 by concealing her crimes.
The 17 people targeted for the latest denaturalisation had been convicted of violent crimes, ranging from sex offences against children, wire and immigration fraud.
