Tag: Kidnapping
Lawmaker charges traditional rulers over increasing rate of kidnapping
A Lagos lawmaker, Moshood Oshun, on Monday argued that the rising cases of kidnappings across Nigeria could partly be stemmed…
Kidnapping: Police say Jalingo streets not deserted
The Police Command in Taraba said it was untrue that streets in Jalingo were being deserted by residents for fear…
South African mob kills Nigerian wrongly accused of kidnapping
A 34-year old Nigerian, Samuel Nkennaya, has been killed while another, Chinonso Nwudo is in critical condition in a South…
NBA bars members from handling kidnap cases in Edo
The Benin Branch of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), on Thursday, barred its members from handling cases of kidnapping.
Police inaugurate “Operation Puff Adder” in Kogi
The Police, on Monday, inaugurated "Operation Puff Adder” as parts of efforts to curb banditry and kidnapping in Kogi.
Kidnapping, banditry: ECWA expresses worry over increasing cases
The headquaters of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has expressed worry over the increasing cases of kidnapping and banditry…
Kidnapping: Ambode summons emergency Security Meeting
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has summoned an emergency meeting with heads of all security formations to tackle resurgence…
Police confirm kidnapping of Bayelsa Council chairman`s Father
The Police Command in Bayelsa has confirmed the kidnapping of Mr Wellington Magbisa, father of the Chairman of Sagbama Local…
Kidnapping: Gov. El-Rufai’s convoy saves motorists on Kaduna-Abuja highway
Scores of motorists forced to park along Kaduna-Abuja highway on Wednesday following blockage of the road by kidnappers, were saved…
Kidnapping: Nasarawa residents demand military base
Some residents of Garaku in Nasarawa State have called for the establishment of a military base to curb incessant kidnappings…
10 suspects nabbed over alleged kidnapping, robbery in Niger
The Police Command in Niger says it has arrested 10 suspects linked to kidnapping, armed robbery as well as unlawful…
Man narrates how God rescued him from Kidnappers
A Nigerian man, Kingsley Nzom narrated how Jesus rescued him from kidnappers in Port Harcourt on his way from Lagos.
ABU student arrested in Benin for kidnapping
A 24-year old student of Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, Jerry Manya has been paraded by the Edo State Police…
Kidnapping: Council chairman offers N5m to rescue female twin in Zamfara
The chairman of Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara, Dr Awwal-Bawa Moriki has offered to give N5 million to anyone…
UN chief condemns students’ abduction in Cameroon
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has condemned Monday’s reported kidnapping of students and staff of a secondary school in Bamenda,…
Civil servant remanded over alleged abduction of 3-year-old girl
A Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that a civil servant, Abubakar Umar, be remanded in prison for alleged…
Gunmen kidnap 81 people, mostly school children
More than 80 people, mostly students, were kidnapped from a school in the city of Bamenda in western Cameroon by…
Gunmen abduct 3 Nasarawa health workers
Unknown gunmen on Thursday abducted three officials of the Nasarawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency (NSPHCDA), along Nasarawa-Toto road.
Another Professor kidnapped in Adamawa
A Professor with Crop Production Department of Modibbo Adamawa University of Technology (MAUTECH), Yola, Prof. Allan Kadams, has been kidnapped.
Businessman dies in kidnappers’ den
Mr Sanni Aliu, an Ankpa-based businessman kidnapped few days ago has died in the custody of his abductors, police said…
Edo Police Command parades 72 for cultism, kidnapping, armed robbery
No fewer than 72 suspects have been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for allegedly terrorising Benin metropolis over…
“Mad man’’ arrested over alleged kidnapping
The Ondo State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday said it had arrested a suspected…
Amnesty Rights worker describes abduction as “violent”
A Researcher for Amnesty International, Oleg Kozlovsky, has described how he was abducted in Southern Russia by men who drove…
Police arrest 16 suspected kidnappers
The Police said they have arrested 16 suspected kidnappers, whose ages range from 16 to 45 at Ankpa in Kogi,…
22-year-old farmer convicted for kidnapping
A Minna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday convicted 22-year-old farmer, Shuaibu Abdullahi, docked for kidnapping.
4 kidnapped oil workers regain freedom
Abducted four members of a Joint Investigation Team probing the cause of an oil spill at Agip’s facility in Azuzuama,…
Man in trouble for allegedly kidnapping 16-year-old girlfriend
A 30-year-old man, Idris Usman, who allegedly kidnapped his 16-year-old girl friend, was on Wednesday docked before an Ebute Meta…
2 men remanded over alleged kidnapping, robbery
A Senior Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Tuesday remanded two men: Usman Abubakar, 29, and Suleiman Suleiman, 30, in…
Ex-Philippine general sentenced for kidnapping students
A retired army general accused of being behind the killing of dozens of leftist activists in the Philippines has been…
Man allegedly kidnaps 3 men
A 26-year-old man, Solomon Ojo, was on Friday brought before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly kidnapping…