Tag: kidnap
Kidnappers got N10m to release two girls – DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS), said ten persons who kidnapped two sisters in Abuja on 8 June, received N10…
Kidnap of President’s uncle: DSS arrests student, herbalist, four others
The Department of State Service (DSS) has arrested six suspects in connection with the kidnap of Chief Nitabai Inengite, uncle…
India nurses return from Iraq to emotional welcome
A group of 46 Indian nurses held “against their will” in a part of Iraq seized by Islamic militants returned…
How Kidnap Of Umaru Dikko Was Foiled 30 Years Ago
Thirty years ago, there was an attempt to kidnap a Nigerian minister, Alhaji Umaru Dikko, who died in London on…
Engineering Student Jailed For Kidnapping
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Ndudi Ogwu, an ND II Mechanical Engineering student of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, has been convicted and sentenced…
US executes man for kidnap, rape, murder
The United States on Tuesday carried out its first execution since a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma in April, after…
Kidnapped father of lawmaker regains freedom
Pa Ogbewe Samson, the father of Rep. Osagie Samson, Minority Whip, House of Representatives, who was kidnapped on 18 May,…
Niger Delta terrorists kidnap 3 Dutch citizens
Three Dutch citizens have been kidnapped in Nigeria’s southern oil-producing Niger Delta region, police said Monday. The three Dutchmen were…
Libyan gunmen kidnap Jordan envoy
Gunmen travelling in two cars on Tuesday abducted the Jordanian ambassador to Tripoli, Fawaz Aitan, in an attack that left…
Nigerian pirates kidnap 2 US sailors
Armed pirates have attacked an oil supply vessel off the Nigerian coast and kidnapped the captain and chief engineer, both…
Sister of Oronto Douglas, Jonathan’s adviser kidnapped
The Nigerian Police Command in southern state of Bayelsa has confirmed the kidnap of Mrs Augusta Douglas-Ayam, the elder sister…
A Nation Under Siege Of Kidnappers
In recent times, the rising wave of kidnapping in Nigeria has been frightening. Kidnapping for huge ransoms is now the…
Nigerian Baby Kidnapped In S/Africa
A six-month-old Nigerian baby has been kidnapped by his parent’s neighbours in South Africa. A couple, believed to be Pakistanis, …
French President Vows To Rescue Kidnapped National
French President Francois Hollande confirmed yesterday that a French national had been kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria and said Paris…
Police vow to free retired army general’s wife
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN As the search for Titilayo, the wife of the Military Governor of the old Western Region , Brig-Gen…
2 Lebanese workers kidnapped in Niger Delta
Gunmen have kidnapped two Lebanese workers from a construction site in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region, police said Tuesday. The…
Gunmen Abduct 2 School Children, Demand N30m Ransom
Some gunmen on Tuesday kidnapped two children of the same parents in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, Southsouth Nigeria.…
Groom Kidnapped, Tortured To Death On Wedding Day
A groom, Zubairu Balogun, who was abducted on his wedding day in Ilorin, Kwara State, northcentral Nigeria, and held incommunicado…
Unilag Wants Eghagha Freed
Following the kidnap of Professor Hope Eghagha, members of the Academic Union of Universities, ASUU, University of Lagos Chapter, have…
Italian Engineer Kidnapped In Ilorin
An Italian engineer, who is working with Borini Prono, Construction Company, has been kidnapped in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital,…
Kidnappers Want N50m For Catholic Priest
Kidnappers of a Catholic priest, Reverend Father Nwika Gbinu have demanded a N50 million ransom for the man of God…
Gunmen Abduct Reps Minority Leader’s Father in Edo
The family of the Minority Leader of House of Representatives, Samson Osagie, has been thrown into confusion following the abduction…
Whereabouts Of Abducted Senator’s Wife Unkwown
Five days after the kidnap of Mrs. Asime Sekibo, the wife of Senator George Thompson Sekibo, of the ruling Peoples…
Al-Qaeda Kidnaps German In Nigeria
Al-Qaeda’s north Africa branch said Wednesday it was holding a German engineer kidnapped in Nigeria two months ago, and that…
Ajasin’s Daughter Raises Alarm Over Kidnap Plot
Ondo State Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Mrs. Olajumoke Anifowoshe has raised an alarm over plot to…
3 Feared Dead As ACN Youth Clash With Police
Three persons were feared dead and scores of others injured in Makurdi, Benue State capital when members of Action Congress…
Lagos Lawmaker’s Associate Kidnapped, Gunmen Demand N10m Ransom
A political associate of the Minority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Taofeek Adeniyi, has been kidnapped…
Man Charged Over Attempt To Kidnap Pupil
A suspect, Akachukwu Oramalu, has been arraigned before Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court for attempted kidnapping. The 29-year old Akachukwu was alleged…
Police Probe Attack On Gallery Owner
The Police in Lagos have launched investigation into a botched attempt to kidnap an Ikeja-based artist, Princewill Henry O. popularly…