Tag: Kidnapping
4 seminarians kidnapped in Kaduna named
Four seminarians kidnapped in Kaduna by gunmen have been named by a leading Catholic charity, Aid to the Church In…
2 teachers kidnapped at gunpoint in Edo classroom
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted on Monday two teachers at Obi Primary School, Obi Camp, in Avbiosi community of…
Police go after kidnappers of Cross River NLC Chairman
The Cross River Police Command has launched a manhunt for the abductors of the Nigerian Labour Congress Chairman in Cross…
Abducted Catholic priest Ndulue freed
The abducted Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Theophilus Ndulue, has been released, the police spokesman in Enugu said.
Pirates attack Norwegian ship off Benin coast , 9 kidnapped
Nine crew members of the Norwegian owned vessel MV Bonita were kidnapped weekend by pirates while the ship was anchored…
Sexual abuse, kidnapping, cultism: NAWOJ calls for sensitization
The Delta Chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has stressed the need for sensitization on the dangers…
JUST IN: Army rescues 6 abducted schoolgirls in Kaduna
Troops of Operation Thunder Strike rescued on Thursday six female students of Government Day Secondary School Gwagwada in Chikun Local…
Gunmen strike in Abuja again, kill one, kidnap NSCDC officer, his two kids
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have struck again in Kuje suburbs of Abuja, killing one person and abducting a Nigerian…
Kidnapping, a threat to Nigeria – Dino Melaye
Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West in the Senate, has decried the threat posed by kidnapping to the Nigerian State,…
Fresh strike: 14 bus passengers kidnapped in Osun
Bandits, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, have reportedly kidnapped 14 bus passengers, including the driver, along Otan/Imesi-Ile road in Osun.
6 Kidnapped in fresh strike on Kaduna-Abuja highway
The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of six persons, by gunmen in military uniform, in Rijana village…
Kidnappers take seven in Kaduna, in fresh strike
The Police in Kaduna have confirmed the kidnap of five persons by armed men at Danbushiya Village, in the outskirts…
Taraba State University lecturer kidnapped
Mr. Benjamin Ezekiel, a senior lecturer with the Taraba State University, Jalingo has been kidnapped.
30 bus passengers kidnapped
About 30 bus passengers were abducted by Cameroon’s armed separatists on Friday along Fundong-Bamenda highway in the Northwest. The area…
How kidnapping, banditry can be arrested in Nigeria – AfDB President
President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina has said the menace of kidnapping and banditry in Nigeria would be…