Tag: kidnappers
15 suspected kidnappers, rustlers arrested in Sokoto
The Police Command in Sokoto State says it has arrested 15 suspects for allegedly involving in kidnapping, animal rustling and…
Medical doctor, pregnant woman abducted in Ogoniland
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Barely five days after kidnappers abducted a pregnant woman in Bitie Community in Tai Local government area…
Nasarawa police arrest 23 suspected armed robbers, kidnappers
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has arrested 23 suspected armed robbers and kidnappers in August, the Commissioner of Police,…
Kidnappers demand N20m ransom to release Edo APC LGA chairman
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The gunmen who abducted Mr. Henry Ashofor, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akoko-Edo Local…
Police arrest 5 kidnappers, rescue 5 victims in Anambra
The Police Command in Anambra says it has arrested five kidnappers/child traffickers and rescued five victims in the last seven…
Tragedy: Kidnappers kill 4 policemen in ambush
Four policemen working with the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have died in the service of their nation.…
43 kidnappers, armed robbery suspects nabbed in Abia
The Police Command in Abia has arrested 43 suspects for various criminal offences including kidnapping, armed robbery, murder and defilement,…
Police arrest 4 suspected kidnappers, recover arms in Zamfara
The Zamfara police command on Saturday said it has arrested four suspected kidnappers and recovered 16 locally made guns and…
Photo News: Police parade suspected kidnappers of Chibok schoolgirls
The Borno State Police Command has paraded eight persons suspected to have taken part in the kidnap of the 276…
Lagos CP serves kidnappers, others quit notice
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Imohimi Edgal, on Tuesday warned kidnappers and other criminals to leave the…
Police rescue 2-year-old girl from kidnappers
The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday said it had rescued 2-year-old Roqibat Raji from the kidnappers’ den at Odokekere…
Kidnappers free wife, kids of Zamfara commissioner
The Wife and children of Alhaji Abdullahi Gurbin-bore, the Zamfara State Commissioner of Youths, Sport and Skills Acquisition, who were…
Kidnappers demand ransom in bitcoin to free teenager
A criminal gang in South Africa who kidnapped a teenage boy on Sunday are demanding a ransom in bitcoin cryptocurrency…
Kebbi police arrest 4 suspected kidnappers
The Kebbi Police Command has apprehended four suspected kidnappers in Koko-Basse Local Government Area of Kebbi and retrieved N800,000 ransom…
Release my children, Ibadan monarch begs kidnappers
The Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, has pleaded with the kidnappers of his twin children to release them.
Edo Police arrest 28 suspected kidnappers, robbers, cultists
The Police Command in Edo on Tuesday in Benin announced the arrest of 28 suspected kidnappers, armed robbers and cultists…
I paid N2m for release of my family – VOA reporter
The abducted wife and child of the Voice of America (VOA) reporter, Malam Nasir Birnin-Yero, have regained freedom after the…
Kidnappers apologise for killing dog
Abductors of Mrs Fumilayo Akpama, wife of the accountant of the Living Faith Church, Rantya have apologised to the family…
Cultists, Kidnappers, Robbers Face Death Penalty In Rivers
The bill prescribing death penalty for cultism, armed robbery, kidnapping and light arms proliferation in Rivers is now at the…
Mother of 4 recounts ordeal in Kidnappers’ den
Mrs Adeola Dawodu, a 46-yearold woman, has expressed gratitude to the Department of State Services and the Nigerian Army for…
Ogun police parades 45 kidnappers, armed robbers, cultists
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested 45 kidnappers, armed robbers, car snatchers and fake licence officers.
Kidnappers, cultists now face death sentence in Rivers
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has warned kidnappers and cultists to leave the state or risk death sentence.
Navy rescues personnel, daughter from kidnappers
The Nigerian Navy said it rescued a naval personnel abducted together with his daughter in the late hours of Dec.…
Rivers police launches manhunt for doctor’s kidnappers
Anti-kidnapping unit and the special anti-robbery squads of the Rivers State Police Command are on the manhunt for the gunmen…
Kidnappers kill abducted manager after collecting N10m ransom
The police have arrested seven suspects who allegedly kidnapped and murdered a 64-year-old man, Mr Ubani Onyema, after collecting N10…
Senator raises alarm, says kidnappers have taken over 4 states
Senator Shehu Sani representing Kaduna Central in the red chambers of the National Assembly has raised an alarm that kidnappers…
Police smash notorious robbery, kidnap gang, arrest 28
The Nigeria Police Force have smashed notorious robbery and kidnap gang terrorising motorists along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway and recovered AK-47 riffles,…
Kwara police parades alleged cultists, kidnappers, armed robbers
The Kwara Police Command on Friday paraded eight suspects over alleged criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, being a member of a…
Police arrest 3,000 kidnappers nationwide – IGP
The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Friday said the police had so far apprehended about 3,000 suspected kidnappers nationwide.
Benin-based musician regains freedom after 30 days in kidnappers’ den
At last, Benin-based popular musician, Osayomore Joseph, who was kidnapped about a month ago, has finally regained freedom from his…