Tag: kidnap
Armed men kidnap 2 MTN contract workers
Heavily armed men in civilian clothing have kidnapped two employees of a contractor of MTN Uganda in the capital city…
Woman sentenced to 5 years for kidnapping 2-year-old girl
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, sitting on Friday in Lagos, sentenced a 35-year-old woman, Jumoke Adesida to five years…
4 remanded over alleged kidnap, murder
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna on Tuesday ordered the remand of four men over the alleged kidnap and killing…
Man remanded over alleged kidnap
The police in Lagos on Tuesday arraigned a 26-year-old man, Frank Amos, over alleged kidnap and dishonest receipt of N200,000…
Police arrest 8 suspects for theft, fraud, attempted kidnapping
Niger Police Command has announced the arrest of eight suspects for theft, bank fraud and attempted kidnapping in different parts…
Police launch manhunt for Methodist priest kidnappers
The Osun Police Command says it has deployed officers to rescue a Methodist priest and two other persons abducted on…
Fulani herdsmen kidnap Delta monarch
Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped a monarch, Mr Sunday Olisemokwu, the paramount ruler of Ogodor community in Aniocha North Local Government…
Evans: Witness relives how he paid 232,000 euros for release of his boss
vvvvAn employee of Maydon Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Mr Uchenna Okagwu, on Friday told an Ikeja High Court how he paid 232,000…
Gunmen kidnap ex-Bayelsa State Commissioner for Transport
Former Commissioner for Transport in Bayelsa State, Mrs Marie Ebikake has been kidnapped by gunmen.
Gunmen release abducted Cross River doctor
Gunmen early on Sunday released Dr Usang Ekanem, a medical practitioner with the Cross River College of Education Medical Centre,…
IRT arrest 6 kidnap suspects, rescue victim in Aba
The Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) on Monday announced the arrest of six kidnap suspects and rescued a…
‘We are working with security agencies to secure Sango’s release’
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has said that the Plateau and Kaduna State Governments are working round the clock with…
Two policemen, naval personnel, 15 others kidnapped in Kogi
Two serving policemen and a naval personnel were among 18 kidnap and armed robbery suspects paraded before newsmen on Monday…
Ikorodu students ‘fake’ kidnapper arraigned in Lagos
One Chizoba Okoye, who allegedly impersonated one of the kidnappers of the recently released six kidnapped students in Epe area…
Boko Haram: Troops rescue NNPC kidnapped Staff
The Army said it had rescued all the NNPC staff kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Borno on Tuesday.
Akeredolu laments rise in kidnap cases
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Wednesday decried the rising cases of kidnapping across the country, urging security agencies…
Police Arrest 3 Students For Faking Kidnapping
The Police in Enugu State said they had arrested three secondary school students for allegedly faking kidnapping within the Enugu…
Ambode Suspends Baale Of Shangisha For Faking Kidnap
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday approved the immediate suspension of the Baale of Shangisha in Magodo, Chief…
3 Docked For Kidnapping 9-Months-Old Baby
Three persons were on Tuesday remanded in prison custody by a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court for alleged criminal conspiracy and kidnap…
Tight security as Model College re-opens 10 days after kidnap
Model College, Igbonla, Epe are of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria resumes on Monday for academic activities for the first time since…
Hit FM Boss Has Been Abducted
A former Commissioner for Information in Cross River, Mr Patrick Ugbe, has been abducted for by some unidentified gunmen.
Lagos Lawmaker Pleads for Release of Abducted Students
A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Segun Olulade, on Wednesday appealed to the abductors of six students of Lagos State Model College,…
Gunmen abduct lawmaker’s mother, sister
Unknown gunmen on Saturday night, abducted the mother and sister of Mr Kassim Mohammed-Kassim, member representing (APC) Akwanga South constituency…
Court Remands Father, Son Over Kidnap Of Baby
A Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday, remanded a 52-year-old man, Mohammed Salihu and his son, Sumaila, Salihu,23, in prison…
Police parade 20 kidnap, robbery suspects in Kogi
The Police in Lokoja on Thursday paraded 20 persons suspected to be kidnappers and armed robbers.
Kidnapping: Girls’ school principal appeals for tall fence
Hajia Habiba Abdulrahman, Principal, Government Girls Secondary School, Sarkin-Noma in Lokoja, has urged the government to construct a tall fence…
Photos: How Chibueze, the Vampire killed over 200 people – Police
The Nigerian Police paraded the body of the notorious kidnapper and robber, Henry Chibueze, also known as Vampire at the…
Police kill Suspected Kidnap kingpin `Vampire’ In Gun Battle
The police said it had killed a dreaded and deadly kidnap for ransom kingpin, Henry Chibueze, popularly known as `Vampire’,…
Housekeeper arraigned for alleged attempt to kidnap employer
An 18-year-old housekeeper, Evelyn Angese, who allegedly attempted to kidnap her employer for a N5 million ransom with others still…
NSCDC rescues 15 year-old student from kidnappers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday disclosed that its operatives rescued one Abdulkarim Garba, 15, a…