Tag: Kidnappings
Swift police action foils kidnappings in Kebbi
“The victim was rescued without any injury due to the prompt response of our officers and the effective synergy with…
Travellers in fear as kidnappers storm Benin–Auchi road, seize Edo Line bus
Panic gripped travelers along the Benin–Auchi Highway on Friday when suspected kidnappers struck, abducting 18 passengers who were on board…
Bishop urges governors to end killings, kidnappings in South -East
Ike said this in a New Year message he issued on Wednesday in Enugu. In the message with the title:…
Unchecked kidnappings: Top police officers visit Edo community
Yamu added that the Command seeks the support and cooperation of the general public in its quest to maintain law…
Edo under siege: The untold stories behind the rise in kidnappings, robberies
On 2 October, three individuals, including a couple, Mr and Mrs Inebo, were kidnapped in Fugar, Etsako Central Local Government…
Ramadan: Islamic cleric urges prayers against kidnappings, banditry
An Islamic scholar, Sheikh Haruna Mubi, has urged Muslims to use the period of Ramadan and intensify prayers towards ensuring…
Kidnappings: Senate orders IGP to appear before it
The Senate has asked the acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, to appear before it on Tuesday, May…
Kidnappings : I-G orders redeployment of Area Commanders, DPOs, others
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the redeployment of Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers serving along…
Kidnappings: Police train school guards in Lagos, Ogun
The police in Lagos and Ogun states have embarked on the training of security guards in schools in order to…
Doctors, CLO protest in Port Harcourt over kidnappings
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in conjunction with the Civil Liberties Organization…
Terrorism: Britain Warns Citizens To Avoid Nigeria
Following the spate of terrorist attacks, kidnappings, armed robbery and petty crimes in the country, the British government has warned…
Kidnapped Mikano Expatriate Regains Freedom
One of the expatriates working with MIKANO Generator Company in Lagos, Nigeria, Mr. Mear, who was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen…
Delta State: Axis of Kidnappers
Delta is ill-reputed as the state with the highest concentration of kidnappers per square kilometre. But why? He was on…
My Experience In Kidnappers’ Den, By Victim
A victim of kidnapping who wants his identity hidden for security reasons, narrates his unpleasant three-day experience in the hands…
We Got N20m Ransom From Kidnapping —Suspects
The leader of a kidnapping gang operating in Festac, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Henry Emenike, 30, has confessed that his gang…
Lebanese Kidnapped In Lagos
A 23-year old Lebanese identified as Ahmed Mohammed has been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen, at Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. He…
Nigeria As Gulf Of Pirates
Incessant pirate attacks dim Nigeria’s maritime prospects Despite sustained efforts by the Nigerian government to check the activities of pirates…
They Have Killed My Son -Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, southsouth Nigeria, was on Friday moved to tears while reacting to the killing of…
5,000 Ex-Militants Rehabilitated
Nigeria has rehabilitated more than 5,000 former militants from the oil-rich Niger Delta who embraced a government amnesty last year,…