Tag: Kidnapping
Ikodoru Kidnapping: Lawmakers admit inadequate policing of Lagos
Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday admitted inadequate policing of Lagos State following the…
AIG tasks commissioners over kidnapping, robbery attacks, raping
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5, Musa Daura, has given the marching orders to Commissioners of Police…
Police promote 15 officers in Bayelsa Command
The Police Service Commission has promoted 15 officers serving in the Bayelsa Police Command, the Commissioner of Police in the…
Breaking News: Sister of Governor Dickson kidnapped
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nancy Keme Dickson, the younger sister to the Bayelsa State’s Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson has been kidnapped.…
Kidnapping: Police on 24-hour patrol of varsity
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Following complaints of poor security situation around Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, especially after…
Court Remands 3 Kidnappers In Ogun Prison Custody
An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State, on Tuesday, remanded three men; Isaac Uche, 49, Sunday Aneato, 26, and 18-year…
Kidnapped PDP Chieftain’s Wife Found Dead
Wife of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, southern Nigeria, Mrs. Ebire Ejor Ngowah Ejor,…
New Rivers CP launches anti-kidnapping campaign, gets Wike’s support
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Chris Ezike, the new Commissioner of Police, for Rivers has launched an anti-kidnapping and armed robbery campaign…
Ogun Police parade 22 for murder, kidnapping, cultism
Abiodun Onaduye/Abeokuta Ogun State Police command on Thursday paraded 22 suspects arrested in the state in the last one month…
I’ll stop kidnapping, other crimes in Imo, says Okorocha
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has vowed to keep kidnappers out of business as the government will continue to demolish…
Kidnapping As An Ill-Wind
Kidnapping has become so rampant that hardly a day passes without report of the incident happening in our country. The…
Kidnapped Ondo Regent Rescued
Security agents have rescued the kidnapped Regent of Akungba Akoko in Ondo State, Princess Oluwatoyin Omosowon. Sources confirmed that the…
Winners Pastor Kidnapped In Cross River
The Cross River State Police Command has launched a manhunt for five gunmen who allegedly abducted Pastor Seyi Adekunle of…
Fake Testimony Lands Woman In Police Net
Yusuf Muhammed A 25-year-old woman identified as Mrs. Blessing Emeka Eze who has been going from one church to another…
Gunmen Kidnap Ondo Regent
Unidentified gunmen this morning abducted the regent of Akungba Akoko township in Ondo State, Princess Mojisola Omosowon. P.M.NEWS gathered that…
The Return Of Boko Haram
After what seemed like a respite following the onslaught on Boko Haram by Nigerian security forces and their counterparts from…
Traditional Ruler Kidnapped In Rivers State
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of Eze Samuel Amaechi, the monarch of Igbo-Agwurasa…
Gunmen kidnap President Jonathan’s council chairman
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Daredevil gunmen today kidnapped Mr Enaye Abah, the Chairman of Ogbia Local Government council of Bayelsa state.…
Chibok Girls: Will They Ever Be Found?
Nigerians bare their minds on the fate of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by the Boko Haram insurgents over a year…
How Jega’s Aides Foiled Plot To Kidnap Him
As Muhammadu Buhari closed in on Nigeria’s presidency, an aide to election commission chairman Attahiru Jega sent a text message…
We Will Stop Boko Haram
By Muhammadu Buhari When Boko Haram attacked a school in the town of Chibok, in northeastern Nigeria, kidnapping more than…
District head kidnapped in Sokoto
Alhaji salihu Barade, a district head in Wammako local government of Sokoto State, has been kidnapped. He was kidnapped Wednesday…
FG denies report of mass Boko Haram kidnapping
Nigeria’s government on Wednesday denied reports of a mass kidnapping in the country’s northeast, as Boko Haram militants flee a…
Alison-Madueke’s Brother Kidnapped
Gunmen kidnapped the younger brother of Nigeria’s oil minister and current OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke in southern Bayelsa State on…
Pastor Ighodalo’s Staff Plot To Kill Him
Paul Iyoghojie An attempt by two domestic staff to poison Pastor Itua Ighodalo of Trinity House, a mega church in Victoria Island,…
Jilted Youth Abducts Girlfriend
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin has arrested a 25-year-old man, Ekuase Sunday, for arranging the kidnap of his girlfriend…
Valentine’s Day And A Presidential Election
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Many years after his death, inspiring words and writings of the late American human rights activist, Martins…
CBN claims credit for reduction in kidnappings
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that its cashless policy had contributed to the reduction in the spate…
Christ Embassy Music Director Held For Kidnapping
Paul Iyoghojie A robbery suspect who claimed to be a movie actor and played a role in a film titled…
Kidnappers Of The Nation Reporter Demand N20m
The gunmen who kinapped the correspondent of The Nation newspaper in Aba, Abia state, eastern Nigeria, have demanded N20m ransom for…