Tag: kidnappers
Sanwo-Olu vows to arrest kidnappers of Lebanese nationals
The Governor, while confirming the kidnapping and release of three Lebanese, said the incident happened on the big water on…
Kidnappers collect N9m ransom, kill victim in Edo
family source who spoke on condition of anonymity said the kidnappers made contact with the wife of the deceased and…
Benue governor Alia vows to demolish property housing kidnappers, yahoo boys
Speaking at a press conference in Makurdi, the state capital on Friday, Governor Alia said that he would soon meet…
Gov. Alia to demolish property housing kidnappers, yahoo boys
Alia added that Benue was no home for cultists and that all people residing in the state must learn to…
Nigeria’s First Lady Oluremi Tinubu calls for death penalty for kidnappers
Tinubu described kidnappers as coward for majorly taking hold of women and children, saying they are inhumane and should be…
How kidnappers used my son to steal two bags of rice — Pastor
He said he went there with three policemen from New Oko-Oba Police Division, where they told the officer that there…
Kidnappers use poisonous snakes to terrorise us – Victims
Investigation revealed that the worst snake-infested forests are in Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State, and Kala-Balge, near Lake Chad, in…
Police in Kano move against bandits, kidnappers
The Kano police boss while appreciating the confidence and friendship gesture extended by the good people of the state to…
Rivers: Three sentenced to death for kidnapping, killing Chief Ogbobula
Chief Ogbobula was kidnapped in the Ahoada community of Rivers by the convicted men and held hostage in the bush…
Abuja kidnappers kill three victims, raise ransom to N700m
Only on Sunday, reports emerged that the kidnappers, who also operated in some villages in Bwari, had killed one of…
Pantami: My friend to pay N50m to free 5 sisters abducted in Abuja
There have been outrage over the government's inaction to free the abductees after it was gathered that the gunmen had…
Police foil kidnap attempt in Katsina, shoot three kidnappers dead
Abubakar-Musa also called on the good citizens of the state to keep providing the command and other security agencies with…
67 kidnappers killed, 29 victims rescued in Bauchi
The governor said that insecurity was becoming worrisome in the state, and reiterated his administration commitment to protect lives and…
10 deadly kidnappers cracked in Kaduna, guns recovered
Hassan said that operatives of the Command recovered three AK47 rifles; three fabricated 10 rounds revolver, 448 rounds of 7.62…
Hunter shot dead while searching for kidnappers in Edo
It was gathered that the victim met his death while he and his colleagues and members of the local vigilante…
100 suspected kidnappers, robbers busted in Bauchi
Muhammad said the Command recovered guns; fabricated pistols, revolvers, axes, knives, bottles, among others from the suspects.
Gun-battle in Rivers: Six kidnappers shot dead by police
Emeka said on sighting the police operatives, the hoodlums in their numbers, opened fire on them, leading to a gun-battle.
Deadly kidnappers shot dead in gun-battle with Rivers police
The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka, who disclosed this at a news conference, said the success was…
Police nab 2 kidnappers in Delta
Police in Delta have arrested two kidnappers at Udu Local Government Area of the state.
OBJ shot dead during heavy gun-battle in Delta, three arrested
According to him, the gang had earlier that snatched an AK47 rifle from a police officer and also allegedly kidnapped…
Kidnappers abduct couple returning from religious worship in Osun
The man and his wife were reportedly riding on a motorcycle when they ran into an ambush mounted by the…
‘How TRACE officer Popoola Olasupo was abducted on Lagos-Ibadan expressway’
It was gathered that the police and local vigilantes in Ogun are on the trail of the kidnappers who abducted…
Plateau first class traditional ruler Isaac Wakili rescued from kidnappers
The first-class traditional ruler was kidnapped by gunmen who overpowered his security guards in the early hours of Friday in…
Security operatives rescue 14 wedding guests from kidnappers in Edo
The victims are among passengers of two Toyota Costal buses used in traveling from Benue state to Ilorin, capital of…
Siege of Southwest’s forests by kidnappers
Festus Adedayo, journalist and lawyer, laments that, rather than goblins and demons, blood-sucking offspring of demons, many of whom were…
My ordeal in hands of kidnappers: I was shot in the head – Prof. Agbaje
Agbaje, who is currently on Sabbatical at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), was abducted on Friday while on his way…
Police arrest 2 serial kidnappers in Ondo
They kidnapped one Mrs Folasade Akinloye from her shop at Ofosu on Aug. 28, 2022, at 10:40 p.m. using an…
Police ambush kidnappers in Edo, kill one, recover ₦240k, charms
The statement added that the operatives "suddenly encountered some hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers emerging from the forest."
Police rescue 17-year-old boy from kidnappers in Delta
The Police Command in Delta said it has apprehended two suspected kidnappers and rescued a 17-year-old boy from their captivity…
4 Ikare-Akoko chiefs kidnapped in Ondo
The police spokesperson stated also that police, local hunters and vigilantes in the area were combing the bush to rescue…