The Department of State Services, DSS, says it will appeal the life prison sentence handed out to three men arrested for their role in the abduction of school pupils and teachers in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The secret police said it was not satisfied with the verdict, stating that the sentence is not commensurate with the crimes committed.
According to the DSS, the beheading of two teachers by members of the terrorist organisation involved in the abduction is a capital offense which should attract the death sentence.
Recall that Justice Salim Ibrahim on Thursday sentenced the men to life imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to belonging to Darul Salam, an affiliate of the Ansaru terrorist organisation; concealing information on the kidnapping; and inciting through religious ideology.
The convicts include Abdulrazak Umar, alias Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid; Yunusa Musa, alias Yunusa Bin Musa; and
