Tag: Ransom
Kidnappers demand N30m for mother of Rivers Commissioner for Information
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr Austin Tam-George has confirmed the kidnap of his 85 years…
Dickson to amend Bayelsa criminal code, warns against ransom to kidnappers
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson on Friday in Yenagoa, read a riot act to criminals with a stern warning…
Don’t succumb to paying ransom to kidnappers – Dickson
The Bayelsa state governor, Henry Seriake Dickson on Friday in Yenagoa, read a Riot Act to criminals with a stern…
FG issues security alert, says Boko Haram plans abductions for ransom
The Federal Government warned on Friday that Boko Haram terrorists, who have been beaten and put on the run by…
Minister hints ransom helped free Poles from pirates in Nigeria
Poland’s foreign minister has hinted that a ransom was paid to free five Polish seamen abducted from a cargo ship…
Expatriate abducted, released after paying ransom
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A Chinese businessman who was abducted last week in Sagamu township by some people has regained his freedom.…
Kidnappers collect N100m ransom, demand extra N120m
Cyriacus Izuekwe The collection of N100m ransom and demand for an extra N120m by kidnappers of a business mogul, Chief…
Kidnappers shoot bizman after collecting N30m ransom
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta . An Abeokuta-based oil magnate, Mr Akeem Lawal, 36, was kidnapped and shot after the kidnappers were paid…
Falae released without ransom payment – IGP Arase
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Solomon Arase, on Thursday said that no ransom was paid for the release…
Islamic State demands ransom for Norwegian, Chinese captives
Islamic State has claimed that it is holding two captives, one Norwegian and one Chinese, and is offering to release…
Abuja bishop kidnapped, N40m ransom demanded
Bishop of Gwagwalada Diocese, in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, has been kidnapped. Reverend Moses Tabuwaye, was on his way to Awka,…
4 suspected kidnappers arrested after collecting N3m ransom
Cyriacus Izuekwe Operatives of the Department of State Security Service, DSS, have arrested four suspected kidnappers and charged them before…
Kidnappers Of Winners Pastor Demand N60m
Daniels Ekugo Kidnappers of the Senior Resident Pastor of the Living Faith Church, a.k.a. Winners Chapel situated along IBB Way,…
Police lied, 10 freed Ekiti captives paid ransom to abductors
The ten persons, including an 11-year-old boy kidnapped in Ekiti a month ago were at the early hours of Saturday…
Kidnappers Demand N40m From Newspaper Agent
Henry Ojelu Kidnappers in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, have demanded the sum of N40 million from the family…