Tag: kidnapped
Pirates attack boat, abduct 2 monarchs, security escort
Unidentified gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Wednesday, attacked two passenger boats and kidnapped three persons along the Ogbia…
Mother-in-law of richest Nigerian monarch kidnapped
Mrs Omogbene Adeborile, 65, the the mother-in-law to Oba Fredrick Obateru-Akinruntan, the Olugbo of Ugboland, has been kidnapped in Igbotako,…
Border strifes: Benue, Taraba exchange kidnapped indigenes
The Benue State Government on Friday in Makurdi handed over three indigenes of Taraba, kidnapped during the communal crises between…
Ignatius Ajuru Varsity VC Kidnapped
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Vice Chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, southern Nigeria, Professor Rosamund…
Ex-NBA President Okey Wali Released
Former NBA President Okey Wali has been released by his abductors in Port Harcourt today. In a press statement issued…
Rivers Police find car of abducted ex-NBA President by waterfront
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state police said they have found the car of abducted former NBA President Okey Wali by…
Two Algerian diplomats freed after two years’ captivity in Mali
Two Algerian diplomats kidnapped in Mali in April 2012 by the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO)…
Tevez’s father freed after kidnapping in Argentina
The father of Argentine football star Carlos Tevez was kidnapped early Tuesday before being released hours later, a lawyer for…
Tevez’s father kidnapped in Argentina
The father of Argentine football star Carlos Tevez was kidnapped Tuesday in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, local media reports…
Kidnapped Motor Dealer Pays N4m for freedom
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A motor dealer in Ijebu Ode, Abiodun Olokodana, popularly known as Abbey Motors who was abducted last Tuesday…
UN chief condemns Israeli teens’ kidnapping
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday condemned the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers, called for their safe return…
Chibok residents in Lagos seek Fashola’s help on abducted school girls
Some indigenes of Chibok residing in Lagos on Monday 28 April called on Governor Babatunde Fashola to help towards facilitating…
Boko Haram Threatens To Kill Abducted Schoolgirls
The fate of over 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from their hostels at Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok,…
Whereabouts of kidnapped Sokoto bizman unknown
The Nigerian police in the northwestern state of Sokoto on Sunday declared that it had yet to ascertain the whereabouts…
Gunmen kidnap Libyan Prime Minister
An armed group has kidnapped Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan. He was kidnapped at dawn on Thursday and taken to…