Crime
Two suspects arrested over alleged kidnap of Kwara monarch, wife
Two suspects have been arrested by the Kwara State Police Command for alleged abduction of a traditional ruler, Abdulrahaman Ifabiyi, Onire of…
Kidnapping and Insecurity
Reports on kidnapping, banditry and attacks, and what security agencies are doing about them.
Crime
Gunmen abduct Kwara monarch, wife, driver
Kwara State Police Command has confirmed abducted of traditional ruler with his wife and driver by gunmen at the weekend in Kwara State.…
Crime
‘He was never our student’ – UNICAL disowns kidnap kingpin John Lyon
The University of Calabar (UNICAL) says John Lyon, an alleged kidnapper, is not a graduate of the institution. NAN reports that Gabriel…
Crime
Gunmen attack Oyo police station, two feared killed
There is palpable tension in Iganna, a town in the Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo State, following a deadly attack on…
Crime
Police confirm arrest of kidnapper in viral video
Detectives from the Bayelsa Police Command have arrested a suspected kidnap kingpin, John Ewa, who had been on the wanted list of…
Politics
Bandits open fire on APC entourage, kidnap two in kaduna
Bandits on Thursday night opened fire on the entourage of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and abducted two chieftains of the…
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Crime
JUST IN: Evans accomplice jailed to 21-year imprisonment for kidnapping
Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced a kidnap kingpin, chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly know as Evans, and his co-defendant, Victor Aduba, to 21…
Crime
Insecurity: soludo unveils identity of unknown gunmen in South-East
Anambra State government on Sunday said most of those they have caught for criminals activities in the state are igbo.. The Governor…
Crime
Kidnappers free A’Ibom principal after N4.2m ransom
The Principal-General of Madonna Community Secondary School (MCSS) in Oruk Anam local government of Akwa Ibom Monday Ekoriko has regained freedom after allegedly paying…
Crime
Two suspected Kwara kidnappers die in gun battle
Men of the Kwara Police Command with vigilance members in the early hours of Wednesday engaged some suspected kidnappers in gun duel in Shao…
Crime
We Will Fight Bandits With Bees, Poisonous Snakes – Amotekun Boss
General Kunle Togun (retired), Chairman of the Oyo State Western Nigerian Security Network, also known as Amotekun, has pleaded with the federal…
Crime
JUST IN: Gunmen kidnap council chairman in Plateau
Gunmen have abducted the Chairman of Kanke local government council of Plateau State Hon Henry Gotip. He was abducted in his Jos residence…
Crime
BREAKING: Kidnappers abduct 32 persons coming from burial ceremony in Ondo
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted 32 persons around the Ifon area in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. The…
Crime
Nigerian Army neutralises bandits, recover arms, motorcycles in Kaduna communities
The Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, said its troops have neutralized bandits in Kaduna communities. In a statement by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu,…
Crime
‘I’m not begging you to surrender’ – Commissioner of Police to bandits
The newly posted commissioner of police in Zamfara State, Mr. Kolo Yusuf has sent a red signal to the bandits operating in…
Crime
JUST IN: Gunmen attack Fayose in Osun, abduct many
MOUTHPIECE NGR reports that unknown gunmen have attacked Isaac Fayose, the younger brother of the former governor of Ekiti State Ayo Fayose.…
Crime
Unknown gunmen kill hotel owner, 2 others in Ebonyi community
The Police Command in Ebonyi state has confirmed the killing of the owner of Galaxy Hotel, Chief Ogbonnaya Nwadibia, and two others…
Crime
Again, president Buhari promises to tackle bandits, terrorists
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday reaffirmed the commitment of his government to combat terrorists and bandits who have been putting their knees…
Crime
Osun NURTW chairman’s kidnappers demand N15m ransom
The family of the kidnapped chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Apomu Branch, Kazeem Alli has said that…
Crime
Gunmen kill hotel owner, abduct friend in Ilorin
A group of gunmen, on Sunday, invaded a hotel named 16 HOUR hotel in the Alomilaya area of Ganmo, via Ilorin, Kwara…