Tag: kidnap
Court detains man for abducting his children
An Ikorodu Customary Court on Monday in Lagos ordered one Isreal Linus to be detained for allegedly kidnapping his two…
Man arraigned for killing DSS officer
Jonkin Chibuzor, who is the suspected leader of a kidnap gang in Rivers State, Jonkin Chibuzor, was on Friday arraigned…
Apprentice kidnaps boss’s 8 year old son
An apprentice, Chimobi Sylvester, monday confessed to the police in Lagos how he kidnapped his master’s eight-year-old son because of…
Police arrest 2 kidnap suspects in Benin
The police in Zone 5 comprising of Edo, Delta and Bayelsa, have arrested two suspects who alleged kidnap a couple…
Police recovers toddler who was sold for N350,000
The girl who was allegedly stolen in Enugu State, by her mother’s younger sister and her boyfriend, and sold to…
Anambra Police confirms rescue of kidnapped lady
The Anambra Police Command has confirmed a failed attempt to kidnap a 25-year-old lady and advised residents to be mindful…
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DSS rescues 4 kidnap victims in Port Harcourt
The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has rescued four oil company kidnap victims from their abductors in Port…
Notorious kidnapper bags 11 years in prison
A notorious and infamous kidnapper, Chief Daniel Okafor was on Wednesday sent to cool off in the prison by an…
3 nabbed for attempted kidnap of monarch
An Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State on Wednesday remanded three men in prison for alleged attempted kidnap of Oba…
RRS foils kidnap attempt of 2-year old boy
Operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command at the weekend arrested Suleiman Seidu, 33, for…
Police rescue 84-year-old, daughter rescued from abductors
The police in Enugu State on Tuesday said that they have rescued an octogenarian, Mrs Roseline Odoh, and her daughter,…
Police rescue kidnapped Indian national
The police in Lagos State has foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued an Indian national from suspected kidnappers in Ikorodu…
Man bags life imprisonment for killing teenager
Two men convicted of kidnapping and murdering a teenager in Saxony last year were on Monday, sentenced by a court…
Gunmen kidnap 14 passengers in Rivers
A commercial bus conveying about 14 passengers from Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital to Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government…
Kidnap of Lagos monarch sacrilege-Afenifere
The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has described the kidnap of Oba Yushau Goriola Oseni, the Oniba of Ibaland in Lagos…
Police foil attempt to kidnap expatriates in Bayelsa
The Bayelsa Police Command on Sunday in Yenagoa, said it warded off attempt by armed bandits to attack and abduct…
There was no attempt to kidnap my mother, says Ambode
The Lagos State Governor on Saturday denied media reports claiming that a kidnap attempt was made on his mother, Mrs…
We will rescue Senator Anisulowo alive – Amosun
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has assured the people of the state that Sen. Iyabo Anisulowo, who was kidnapped by…
Prayers will checkmate kidnapping, rape, other crimes – Enugu governor
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Sunday, urged Christians to embark on fervent prayers to arrest the upsurge in…
Rivers: Police anti-kidnap unit nabs seven, recover arms
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Anti-kidnapping detectives of the Rivers State Police Command at about 1:30 am on Saturday April 9 stormed…
Corps member, 8 others arrested for robbery, kidnapping
lice The Anambra Police Command has arrested nine suspects including a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)…
SETRACO pulls out of Niger Delta project after killings, kidnap
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs Ibim Semenitari, has expressed shock and…
Boko Haram abducted 300 schoolchildren in unreported kidnapping, HRW says
Boko Haram abducted at least 300 elementary schoolchildren in an unreported kidnapping in the town of Damasak in northeast Nigeria,…
BREAKING: Kidnapped Army colonel found dead
Kazeem Ugbodaga A kidnapped Nigerian Army colonel, Samaila Inusa has been found dead, the Nigeria Army says. Inusa was kidnapped…
Edo lawmaker’s mother kidnapped
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Unknown gunmen have reportedly kidnapped Madam Abibat Adjoto, mother of a lawmaker in the Edo State House of…
Chief Magistrate, 3 other kidnap victims regain freedom
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Four kidnap suspects, including a senior magistrate in Edo State judiciary, Hassana Garuba, who was abducted last…
How we planned kidnap of 3 schoolgirls- Prime suspect
Kazeem Ugbodaga The prime suspect in the kidnap of the three girls of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, Ikorodu, Lagos, Southwest…
Ikorodu Kidnap: How gunmen gained entrance into our school – Principal
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Principal of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School, Ikorodu, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Ven. Olaoluwa Adeyemi has narrated how…
Police detain 4 policemen over kidnap of Jonathan’s uncle
Four policemen who were supposed to be on guard at the residence of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s uncle when he…
Mother of Rivers Commissioner for Information kidnapped
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The 85-year-old mother of Dr. Austin Tam-George, the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, has been…