Tag: kidnapping

Two alleged infamous kidnappers were detained by the Niger State Police Command on Friday in the Gurara local government area of the State. According to a statement released by the…

Six locals were reportedly killed while attempting to foil the kidnapping of two people in Zonkwa, the headquarters of Kaduna State’s Zangon Kataf Local Government Area. According to a statement,…

Chris Nehikhare, the Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, stated that the state government and security operatives who rescued the kidnapped magistrate did not lose anyone in the line…

The Edo state government announced the rescue of two more victims of the Edo train kidnapping saga by a joint team of military, police, local vigilantes, and hunters. Furthermore, it…

Bitrus Albarka, a pastor in Jos, Plateau State, who was arrested for allegedly staging his kidnapping, claims he did it due to financial difficulties. According to a statement issued by…

Dapo Abiodun, Governor of Ogun State, has identified qualitative education as a means of preventing citizens from engaging in criminal activities such as banditry and kidnapping, among others. “Education of…

Okereke Olufunmilayo, a manager at a building supply company, was detained for allegedly kidnapping and murdering Otunba Abayomi Ajayi Smith, a hotelier, in Ogun State. According to reports, she carried…

Nigerians have been reacting to the threat by Niger Delta militants to attack Abuja and Lagos over alleged marginalisation. A group of Niger Delta militants, Supreme Egbesu Liberation Fighters, has…

Renowned Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi has stated bandits are militants fighting for ethnic survival. The former captain in the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today.…

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has cautioned the Yorubas to stop the drum of war against the Fulanis in the southwest. Oluwo argued “the lifestyle of many Fulanis…