Again, Tinubu vows not to pay ransom to kidnappers
"As president, I have been clear that ransoms stop. Resolution through payment only perpetuates the wider problem. This extortion racket ...
"As president, I have been clear that ransoms stop. Resolution through payment only perpetuates the wider problem. This extortion racket ...
FRSC says the two officers were abducted on 8 March.
PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how the students were abducted by bandits who stormed a restaurant in their campus last week.
The students were abducted on Thursday night at one of the university hostels inside the campus.
Growing populations, established criminal networks and thriving gangs make these cities the perfect market for smugglers.
"We must treat kidnappers as terrorists. They are cowardly. They have been degraded. They look for soft targets. They go ...
The police said it stormed the hideouts following credible intelligence that the bandits were planning a reprisal attack in the ...
The police identified the suspects as Haro Adamu, 35 years old; Aliyu Saidu, 40 years old; and Musa Umaru, 35 ...
"The kidnappers engaged our anti-kidnapping squad in a fierce gun battle during which five of them, out of about eight, ...
Forty-one passengers were abducted on Monday along a highway by some gunmen suspected to be kidnappers.
Governor Sani called for the development of common strategies and operational plans within the six geo-political zones to combat insecurity
This is not the first time the facility is attacked by gunmen.
The victims were rescued on Friday when police operatives intercepted a gang of kidnappers taking the victims to an unknown ...
Some of the victims told NAN that the situation is worse now with the current heat as snakes leave their ...
“The phone used to demand ransom for the release of the pupils and the teachers was recovered from the suspects, ...
The Kaduna State Security Trust Fund Bill was created to provide funding support to the efforts being made towards degrading ...
“When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Sunday Abutu, denied knowledge of any ransom being demanded by the ...
The suspects claimed to be herdsmen during interrogation, but it was later discovered that none of them has a cattle ...
Governor Oyebanji said security agencies in the state are already on the trail of the abductors with a mandate to ...
"The ministry will closely monitor their recovery and will be there for them immediately they leave this facility and commence ...
Cross-border kidnappings have been reported in several parts of Ethiopia.
Nigerian bandits. Picture credit: Voice of America (VOA) So, President Tinubu can take his hard decision now. The goal is ...
In a Sunday morning statement, Abuja police spokesperson Josephine Adeh said the victims were freed at about 11:30 p.m. on ...
Police named the suspects as Waziri Ciroma, 30, from Kwamba Maji, Suleja, and Salisu Abdullahi, 40, from Chanchaga, Minna
Mr Badaru said raising funds to pay a ransom is an illegal act and an action that would further encourage ...
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