Tag: kidnap

The Nigerian Army said the arrest and dismantling of terrorists' hideout happened during separate operations in collaboration with vigilante operatives ...

The police say the achievements reflect the force’s deployment of intelligence-led and technology-driven policing, enhanced inter-agency collaboration and tactical operations.

SBM Intelligence, a research think tank, said about 7,825 people were kidnapped in one year, with at least N7.78 billion ...

The farmers were abducted while working on their farms in Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo LGA on Friday.

The police said investigations led to the arrest of Abdullahi Muhammad, 55, and Danbala Jibrin, 57, both of the same ...

The operations conducted under Operation HADIN KAI, Operation Fansan Yamma and Operation MESA between July 21 and 22 also led ...

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday in ...

The government says security has improved in the areas.

“It is not enough to say you have closed the schools. What are you putting in place to ensure that ...

“When they were taking the children away, six, seven or eight children, they would tie them back to each other. ...

The Adelabu family described the abduction as distressing and called for calm and support from the public.

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have abducted an unspecified number of pupils from a primary and secondary school in Mussa village, ...

The Commissioner of Police in Edo, Monday Agbonika, said this while presenting the command’s operational scorecard for March till date ...

The board also celebrated Moduoluwa Aloba, a staff member based in Lagos, for her dedication to the service of the ...

The police said the victim was lured via online, abducted, and compelled to pay half-a-million naira ransom.

The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Mr Emmanuel, a resident of Lagos, was reportedly abducted on 17 February in ...

He said his sister was kidnapped on Monday, 13 April, while en route from Ogun State to the Federal Capital ...

The police said the six suspects comprised five males and one female, aged 39 to 43.

The abduction came two days after the AIG Zone 14 directed police commissioners to dismantle criminal organisations in states.

The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Chinonso Oteh, says troops, deployed at Wase, rescued the victims during ...

The incident occurred at Kula village in Gwer West Local Government Area, a short distance from Makurdi, the state capital.

“Items recovered from the criminals include one AK-47 rifle, two magazines and ammunition.”

The Secretary to the Plateau State Government, Samuel Jatau, said the victims were kidnapped on Sunday, 21 December 2025, at ...

Ms Adebisi said that during police debriefing, the woman claimed she was abducted by six armed men in a silver ...

The bandits reneged on an agreement with the community to free all 16 captives after payment of the ransom.