Crime
Bandits Abduct APC Chairman’s Wife, Son in Yauri
Suspected bandits have abducted the wife and son of the APC chairman of Yauri LGA, Kebbi State, Alhaji Yusuf Alhasan. Security analyst…
Kidnapping and Insecurity
Reports on kidnapping, banditry and attacks, and what security agencies are doing about them.
Crime
Confusion Over Abduction of OPC Chieftain Bayo Fabiyi in Kwara
Confusion has trailed the abduction of Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, chieftain Comrade Bayo Fabiyi and two others in Oko-Irese, Irepodun LGA, Kwara…
Crime
Kidnappers of Oyo Schoolchildren Narrow Demands to Ransom, Sources Say
Kidnappers holding 39 students and seven teachers abducted from Ahoro-Esinle, Yawota and Alawusa communities in Oriire LGA, Oyo State, have reportedly dropped…
Crime
Oyo Deputy Gov Urges Prayers for Oriire Kidnap Victims at Hijrah 1448 Rally, Assures Safe Return
Oyo State Deputy Governor, Barr. Abdul-Raheem Adebayo Lawal, has urged Muslims to use the 1448 Hijrah celebration to intensify prayers for the…
Crime
Oorelope LG Debunks Reports of Kidnapped Victims’ Release
The Oorelope Local Government Area of Oyo State has denied reports circulating on social media that victims of a recent kidnapping incident…
Crime
Bandits Are Human Beings Like Us, Let’s Face Them Squarely – Brig-Gen. Maharazu
Retired Brig. Gen. Maharazu Tsiga, former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has called for a more decisive approach to…
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Gunmen Abduct Ondo Traditional Ruler, Shoot Wife in Palace Attack
Suspected kidnappers have abducted Adeniyi Adelana, the 60-year-old Baale of Odo-Oriya community in Owo LGA, Ondo State, and shot his wife during…
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Bandits Kill 17 Farmers in Zamfara Attack, Injure Several Others
Suspected bandits killed at least 17 farmers and injured several others in an attack on Goran Namaye village, Maradun LGA, Zamfara State,…
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Kwara Monarch Allegedly Dies in Bandits’ Captivity Despite ₦21m Ransom
The traditional ruler of Olayinka community in Ifelodun LGA, Kwara State, has allegedly died in captivity despite his community paying ₦21 million…
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JUST IN: Retired Maj-Gen Rabe Abubakar Dies in Bandits’ Captivity in Katsina
Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, former Director of Defence Information, has died in captivity two weeks after being abducted with his wife…
Education
*Oyo LG Chairmen Mark June 12, Back Rescue of Abducted Oriire Pupils, Teachers*
The Association of Local Government Chairmen in Oyo State has marked Democracy Day, describing June 12 as a symbol of resilience and…
Crime
Security Forces Kill Bandit Kingpin Bastuji in Kogi Ambush
Security forces have reportedly killed notorious bandit kingpin Ibrahim Bastuji and scores of his fighters during a joint operation in Kogi State.…
Education
Democracy Day: Dotun Sanusi Hails Security Agencies, Demands Release of Abducted Oriire Pupils, Teachers
Okanlomo Oodua and Bada Olubadan of Ibadanland, Chief Jubril Dotun Sanusi, has commended security agencies for their role in safeguarding lives and…
Crime
JUST IN: Panic as Communities Flee After Failed Kidnap Attempt Leaves 6 Dead
MOUTHPIECE NGR reports that residents of Fowowawo, Ajerogun, and Magbon-Etido communities in Obafemi-Owode LGA, Ogun State, have fled their homes following a…
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Senate Urges Security Agencies to Track Bandits Flaunting Cash on TikTok
The Senate on Thursday urged security agencies to intensify surveillance and enforcement against bandits and terrorists who publicize criminal activities and proceeds…
Crime
Woman Found in Hotel After Alleged Staged Kidnap, N20m Ransom Bid
A married woman, Oluchi, has been found in a Delta State hotel after allegedly faking her own abduction and demanding N50 million…
Gossip
Bandits Kidnap 50 Elderly Men in Zamfara Reconciliation Bid
……11 Freed, 39 Still Held MOUTHPIECE NGR reports that Fifty elderly men from Magamin Diddi village were kidnapped by bandits while on…
Crime
Oyo Police: How Family Aide Conspired in Kidnap of Ex-Minister’s Sister, Twin Sons
The Oyo State Police Command says a personal assistant linked to the family of former Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu conspired with kidnappers…
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Abducted Oriire Principal Debunks N1bn Ransom, Sharia Claims; Says Kidnappers Want Associates Freed
The Principal of Oriire Community High School, who remains in captivity with other victims, has dismissed reports that their abductors are demanding…
Crime
Oyo Govt Demolishes Ibadan Building Linked to Adelabu Sister’s Kidnap
The Oyo State Government on Monday demolished a building in Ibadan allegedly used by kidnappers who abducted Chief Adebayo Adelabu’s sister and…