Crime
Stop promoting, paying ransom to bandits in Southeast – Kanu tells govs, politicians
A brother of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Kanunta Kanu, has told political actors and governors to…
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Kidnap kingpin, Wadume sentenced to seven years imprisonment
Justice Binta Nyako has sentenced the Taraba based kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, popularly called Wadume, to seven years imprisonment without an option…
Education
We cannot afford ransom payment for our abducted relatives – Family of LAUTECH student lament
The families of two people who were kidnapped last week Friday are still in search of money to pay as ransom. A…
Crime
Bandits kill six, kidnap others, steal food items in Plateau
Bandits have attacked Pinau village, Wase local government area of Plateau State and killed about six people. A source from the village…
Crime
NURTW pays over N5m to secure release of kidnapped drivers
Comrade Gabriel Abah, the Chairman of the Kundenda Industrial Area, Kaduna unit of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, has…
Crime
I was tortured, tied to tree without food, paid N5m ransom ― Farmer recounts
CHRISTOPHER Bakare, the farm supervisor at late former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala’s farm, who was kidnapped, on Saturday evening by…
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Gunmen storm Imo church, abduct zoo GM’s wife
Gunmen have reportedly invaded the First Baptist Church Nekede in Imo State and abducted the wife of Imo State Zoo General Manager,…
Crime
11-year-old boy abducted in Anambra church during mass
An 11-year-old boy was on Sunday kidnapped by a syndicate, comprising an elderly man, and another middle-aged man who was described as…
Crime
Abuja-Kaduna train: 7 more abductees set free
Another set of Abuja-Kaduna train attack victims have been released by terrorists. More than 100 days ago, terrorists attacked a train travelling…
Crime
Ex-President Jonathan’s cousin, Mike, stripped naked, tortured by kidnappers, begs for release
Mike Ogiasa, a cousin of former President Goodluck Jonathan has begged for his release. Ogiasa served as Bayelsa Commissioner for Special Duties…
Crime
My dad gives me N30,000 for each child I steal – Female kidnapper confesses
A 22-year-old suspected female kidnapper, identified as Adeola Omoniyi, has confessed how she had been kidnapping toddlers in areas in Ondo State…
Crime
Again, Catholic priest kidnapped in Kaduna
Another Catholic priest identified as Rev Fr Emmanuel Silas was abducted in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State early hours of…
Crime
Kidnapped children recovered under the ground of Ondo church, police arrest pastor, church members
Some children allegedly kidnapped have been discovered in an underground of a church on Friday night in Ondo State. This incident happened…
Crime
Nigerian governor declares death penalty for bandits, signs bill into law
Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has backed death penalty for those accused and convicted for kidnapping, banditry, cattle rustling and…
Crime
Gunmen kill 13, kidnap two Chinese expatriates in Niger
Thirteen persons have been murdered at a mining site in Ajata-Aboki in Gurmana Ward of Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State. The…
Crime
They’re shooting our people in captivity – Families of kidnapped Abuja-Kaduna train passengers cry for help
The relations and families of the kidnapped passengers of the Abuja/Kaduna train have cried out on the reported shooting of victims in…
Crime
Police finally find missing Ameerah Sufyan, debunk kidnapping
The Police Command in FCT, on Friday affirmed that a Twitter user, Ameerah Sufyan, who was allegedly abducted a few days ago…
Crime
Report of banditry attack, abduction in Abuja estate, false – residents
The residents of Jenew (Genuine) Estate in Gwarinpa have falsified the reports that some residents were kidnapped in the community in the…