Tag: Kidnapping
Professor Eghagha’s Kidnap
The abduction of Professor Hope Eghagha, poet, playwright, newspaper columnist and Commissioner for Higher Education, in Delta by some unidentified…
Kidnapping Not Rampant In Delta State
Paul Odili, Manager, Communication/Adviser to Governor Uduaghan, told JETHRO IBILEKE that kidnapping is not on the rise in Delta state.…
Why I Joined Kidnapping Gang —Female Suspect
A 36-year old woman, Ngozi Onuonwu who was arrested in Lagos for her alleged involvement in kidnapping has opened up…
Edo deputy governor’s aide regains freedom
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Kelly Odaro, the Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Deputy Governor, Pius Odubu, who was kidnapped last Saturday…
A Bloody Sunday In ‘Ember Month’
There is something sinister about the last four months of the year many prefer to call ‘ember months’ because they…
Cameroonian prince, companion kidnapped in Bakassi
Pirates have kidnapped a Cameroonian traditional prince and his companion on the country’s volatile Bakassi peninsula, a security source and…
8 Jailed 44 Years For Kidnapping
The Delta Command of the State Security Service (SSS) on Wednesday in Asaba said it has secured the conviction of…
Reps Ask NCC To Bar Hidden Number Calls
As part of efforts to ensure adequate security and stem the tide of kidnapping in the country, the House of…
Kidnappers Of Doctor Demand N100m Ransom
The kidnappers of a medical doctor in Rivers state, southsouth Nigeria, Dr Frank ThankGod Chukwudi, have demanded N100 million as…
kidnapped son of Delta state scribe freed
Markson Macaulay, son of Secretary to Delta Government, Mr Ovuozourie Macaulay, abducted by suspected kidnappers in Owhelogbo community in Isoko…
Judge Frees 34 Prison Inmates
Fifteen murder suspects, eight armed robbery suspects and six persons awaiting trial for stealing were among those who regained freedom…
Kidnap: Pastor, 2 Others Jailed 20 Years Each
A Delta High Court sitting in Ogwashi-Uku in Aniocha South Local Government Area of the state on Monday sentenced a…
The Odds Against Domestic Violence Laws
By Sola Ogunmosunle Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence, is…
The Police We Desire
From all indications, the desire of the acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, to reform the police is on course…
Nigerian abductors free Italian engineer
Italian officials say that an Italian engineer kidnapped in central Nigerian town of Ilorin in Kwara state has been freed.…
Police Yet To Find Kidnapped Lebanese
Two weeks after the kidnap of Mr. Amir Drek, a Lebanese and a staff of Mother Cat, the construction company…
NATIONAL SECURITY: Fashola Advocates Adequate Attention To Small Crimes
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Monday called on security agencies in the country to pay more attention to…
Why Nigerians Must Pray —Gowon
General Yakubu Gowon, the Chairman of Nigeria Prays, has disclosed that the organisation was formed to seek divine intervention for…
Spanish doctor Missing in Nigeria, feared kidnapped
Spain said Wednesday that one of its nationals had gone missing in southern Nigeria and was feared kidnapped. The disappearance…
SSS Parades Suspected Kidnappers Of UAE Businessman
The State Security Service, SSS, on Thursday paraded seven men accused of being part of the gang that mastermind the…
Police Abort Kidnap, kill 2 suspects
The Police in Osun State, Western Nigeria on Thursday killed two suspected kidnappers and arrested six others following a botched…
Judge Frees 47 Inmates
The Chief Judge of Ogun State, Justice Olatokunbo Olopade, has freed 47 prison inmates in the last one week, according…
2 Jailed For Kidnapping
Two sisters, Tokunbo and Adebisi Matuloko have been convicted for conspiracy and sentenced to three years imprisonment for their involvement…
Uduaghan Warns Ex-Militants Against Kidnapping
The Governor of Delta state Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has warned ex-militants in Sapele and other parts of the state that…
Court Discharges Female Kidnapper
An Ota Magistrate’s Court, Ogun State has discharged a lady accused of abducting a one and half-year old boy, Temilehin…
Police Nab Pastor, 18 Others For Kidnapping
The Delta State Police Command says it has arrested a pastor and 18 others for alleged kidnapping, armed robbery, impersonation…
Police Vow To Arrest Fleeing N/Delta Militant
The search for Mr. Monday Iheacho, who was declared, wanted since 2009 by the Nigeria Police in connection with the…
Police Rescue Kidnapped Girls From Rapist
The police in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria have arrested a 42-year old man, Emmanuel Akpan, for allegedly kidnapping two girls from…
Man To Die By Hanging
A High Court in Aba, Abia has sentenced a 30-year-old man to death by hanging for kidnapping and murdering his…
Kidnappers Release Wife of Former Council Boss…Husband Refuse To Disclose Amount Of Ransom Paid
Mrs, Soye Aroloye Brown, wife of the former Chairman of Asari-Toru Local Government Council of Rivers State, located along Aker…