Tag: kidnap
Navy hands over woman rescued from kidnappers to Police in Bayelsa
Commodore Yakubu Wanbai, the Commander, Nigerian Navy Naval Base, Yenagoa, on Friday handed over a woman rescued from kidnappers on…
Group accuses Wike’s loyalists of violence, kidnapping in Rivers
The Rivers Progressives Front (RPF) has alleged that loyalists of the Governor Nyesom Wike’s administration are responsible for most of…
Herdsmen v Vigilante: One shot dead, another injured in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Police Commissioner, Mr. Chris Ezike, on Thursday confirmed that a shoot-out between Fulani Herdsmen and members…
Ogun Police rescue stolen two-week old baby, arrest suspect
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The combined team of Onipanu Police division in Ota and Ifo division on Saturday rescued a two-week old…
Kebbi governor probes two traditional rulers for kidnapping, armed robbery
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has set up a seven-man committee to investigate allegation of criminal activities against two traditional…
Nigerian Army rescues 20 abducted persons, clears Boko Haram enclaves
The Nigerian Army said on Saturday said it had rescued 20 abducted persons, after clearing four more suspected Boko Haram…
Police foil attempt to steal child in Abia
Police Officers attached to Umuoba Police Station in Isiala Ngwa LGA of Abia, on Monday foiled an attempt by two…
Abducted former NMA Chairman, another doctor, regain freedom
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two of the three medical health workers who were kidnapped in Imo State about a week ago have…
3 kidnap victims rescued by hunters, police in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three inter-state passengers who were abducted on Monday by suspected kidnappers along the Benin-Lagos express way have been…
We kidnapped Falae to get money to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir – Suspect
Abdullahi Usman (AKA Kadiri) one of the suspects paraded as the brains behind the kidnap of Chief Olu Falae, former…
Beyond Chief Olu Falae’s kidnap
By Femi Falana In October 2010, a traditional ruler and a college provost were abducted in Ekiti state by a…
Falae Kidnap Saga: We were not privy to ransom arrangement – IGP
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase says the police force is not privy to any arrangement…
Falae released without ransom payment – IGP Arase
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Solomon Arase, on Thursday said that no ransom was paid for the release…
IS kidnaps 127 children in Iraq
Politicians in Iraq reported that Islamic State (IS) militants had kidnapped 127 children in IS-held Iraqi city of Mosul to…
Constable, fishermen remanded for kidnap
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded a 41-year-old policeman and three fishermen in prison for allegedly kidnapping…