Tag: abduction
Boko Haram: The Cameroon Connection
It has now dawned on President Paul Biya of the Republic of Cameroon and his government that the Boko Haram…
Boko Haram gunmen abduct 20 maidens in fresh raid
Gunmen from Islamist sect Boko Haram are certainly not waiting for the reward of martyrdom in heaven: the reward of…
Police: Primate Akinola rescued
Most Rev. Peter Akinola, retired primate of the Anglican Church of Nigeria, kidnapped Tuesday by an armed gang, has been…
Yinka Obaleye, abducted industrialist freed
Jamiu Yisa After about two weeks in the den of her abductors, an Ilesa-based frontline industrialist, Dr. (Mrs) Olayinka Obaleye…
Obaleye, businesswoman abducted in front of factory
A renowned businesswoman, Mrs Olayinka Obaleye, the Managing Director of Yinka Oba Foam in Ilo, State of Osun, in western…
Gunmen abduct commissioner’s father
Gunmen have abducted a 78-year-old community leader, Chief Nelson Tempurah, the father of the Commissioner for Tourism Development in Bayelsa,…
Man Charged With Abducting Girl, 20, For 4 Months
The Nigerian police in the northern state of Katsina on Thursday arraigned a 35-year-old man, Abba Gafai, in a Katsina…
5 Men Arrested Over 22 Months Abduction
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa has arrested five suspects who allegedly abducted two girls since…
How Ozekhome’s Kidnapper Was Arrested In P/H
Contrary to reports that kidnap kingpin, Kelvin Oburuvbe who allegedly masterminded the abduction of human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome,…
Edo Monarch Kidnapped
The traditional ruler of Udo Community and an in-law to the Benin Monarch, HRH Patrick Igbinidu, has been reportedly abducted…
Breaking news: Benin High Chief abducted
Hours after armed abductors freed prominent Nigerian lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, another prominent Benin high chief has been kidnapped. He is…
Wife pleads for Anglican Archbishop’s release
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Mrs Beatrice Kattey, the wife of the kidnapped Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger Delta,…
Kidnapped Bishop Kattey: Clergy Council vows not to pay ransom
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Three days after the abduction of ArchBishop of the Niger Delta Province, and Bishop of Niger Delta…
Police Rescue 2 Chinese Nationals
Two Chinese nationals who were abducted on Monday near the Military Cantonment in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun, have…
Kidnapped MD, Son Freed
The Managing Director of Smartpoly Products Ltd and Tokslordmart Ltd, Martins Adams, who was abducted along with his seven-year old…