Tag: kidnap

‘‘...You have seven days to pay $200,000 for your artiste, or we will send out his head’’.

Mansir Muhammed was arrested at the Jalingo Motor Park

Mrs Agbu said the students regained freedom Thursday night after the payment of an undisclosed amount of money to their ...

Mr Okeke said that 10 suspected kidnappers were arrested in the rescue of the victims.

The army said the troops are still exploiting the bushes in continuation of the search and rescue operations to extricate ...

Residents said the latest abduction happened around 10 p.m. on Sunday with gunmen operating without restraint.

"We have also increased surveillance and beefed-up security measures across the state to ensure that these criminal activities are quelled ...

The police said they have also arrested a man for allegedly hacking his father to death with a machete.

Eleven of the victims were passengers of a Peace Mass Transit bus, while the five others were abducted from a ...

The suspects pleaded not guilty.

The officer ensured the arrest of the three suspected robbers and the rescue of the two female victims.

“When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Sunday Abutu, denied knowledge of any ransom being demanded by the ...

The police say the female student boarded a bus on campus but suddenly regained consciousness in the bush several kilometres ...

“I strongly appeal to the governments that have suspended their contributions to, at least, guarantee the continuity of UNRWA’s operations,” ...

The monarch was released after 12 days in captivity.

The Police spokesperson in the state, Usman Abdullahi, said two of the kidnappers were gunned down by officers responding to ...

The victims were kidnapped in two major incidents that occurred in the first week of the new year thus depicting ...

The kidnap attempt happened along the Dutsinma-Kankara highway.

The victims were rescued during a routine patrol by the police and the military

”For now, we cannot give the exact number of people they took away. They also rustled many cattle, goats and ...

The police were assisted by local vigilantes

"Kidnapping for ransom is also identified as one of the means of funding terrorism."

He is suspected to have masterminded the kidnap of his relatives.

He said security operatives rescued a female victim unhurt in the attack which occurred on Tuesday at 8:13 p.m.

The Publicity Secretary of the APC in Ekiti, Segun Dipe, who confirmed the development to journalists, said the chairman was ...