Tag: Kidnapping
Death sentence for kidnappers, life jail for rapists
Governor Atiku Bagudu of the North western state of Kebbi, has assented to a law making kidnapping a capital offence.
2020: Nigeria in the throes of kidnapping
Undoubtedly, the state of insecurity in Nigeria has been so alarming, especially in 2020. Asides COVID-19 having its toll on…
Police kill kidnapper, foil abduction of Chinese in Taraba
By Saidu Adamu The Police Command in Taraba said that it had foiled an attempt by some armed men to…
Record $220,000 ransom paid to Nigerian kidnappers of Chinese expatriate
The Chinese expatriate, kidnapped in Ekiti state last week, has been released, with the payment of a record N100m ransom,…
Police: Gunmen abduct 10 residents of Abuja community
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command said its operatives had rescued five out of the 10 residents…
Daredevils: Kidnappers block Kano road, abduct 3
Daredevil kidnappers on Monday morning mounted a roadblock along Falgore Forest in Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State and…
2 brothers, the Osujis kidnap younger brother for N7m ransom from granddad
Two brothers Lucky Osuji 25 and Reward Osuji 17 from Emekuku Owerri North local government area of Imo State, conspired…
AIT staff Osademe, wife rescued from kidnapper’s den in Port Harcourt
By Okafor Ofiebor Operatives of the Special Area Police Division, Rumuokoro and the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Squad, have…
Abducted Catholic priest regains freedom
Benue Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the release of Rev. Fr. David Echioda, a priest of Catholic Diocese of Otukpo,…
Insurgency: Army focused, ready to deal with challenges
Maj. Gen. Abubakar Tarfa, Commandant, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Minna, has said that the Nigerian Army was focused and…
Kidnapping: Police create 2 MOPOL bases on Obajana-Kabba road, Okene
The Kogi Government in partnership with the Nigeria Police Force said it has established two Mobile Police Squadron Bases along…
Meet Hauwa Yunus the beautiful Fulani woman who lures lovers to kidnappers
A beautiful Fulani woman is helping the Nigerian police to unravel the epidemic of kidnapping north of Nigeria, after she…
Gunmen abduct Permanent Secretary Jibrin Giza in Nasarawa
In another incident that underscores the insecurity in Nigeria, Alhaji Jibrin Giza, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works in Nasarawa State…
Police nab 13 over kidnapping, armed robbery, culpable homicide
The Police in Niger have arrested 13 suspects for alleged kidnapping, armed robbery, culpable homicide and abetment of banditry in…
3 Airtel staff, 17 other abducted victims regain freedom in Kaduna
Three staff of the telecom company Airtel were among the 20 victims of abduction in the Kaduna axis freed by…