Kidnappers now ask communities for bikes, keke as ransom – Youth Leader
Nigeria appears to be under siege by kidnappers.
Nigeria appears to be under siege by kidnappers.
Gunmen abducted six sisters and their father in the Bwari Area Council of Abuja on 2 January.
Mr Adelaja was reportedly kidnapped from his Ijebu-Igbo residence on the night of 31 December.
The judge and her driver were released on Friday after spending five days in captivity.
The host, Uba Sani, advised his colleagues to form a command control centre to tackle insecurity.
Kidnapping for ransom has become one of the dominant crimes in several Nigerian cities.
The traders described the government’s allegation as an alibi to execute a “premeditated plot” to chase them away from the ...
Saheed Adisa was killed during a fight between security agents and suspected kidnappers of his church members
CAN says the increasing spate of abduction of clerics in the state is worrisome.
The suspects were arrested in connection with 853 cases in Katsina State.
In Sokoto State, residents said local government areas worst affected are Isa, Sabon Birni, Gwadabawa, Illela, Tangaza, and Goronyo.
A youth leader told PREMIUM TIMES that only one person was killed in the attack.
The Catholic bishop of Minna, Martins Uzoukwu, confirmed the abduction in a memo sent to all parishes across Niger State.
Miss Olayemi said she was beaten many times and denied food. She, however, said the kidnappers did not rape her.
NAFDAC said drug hawkers constitute a serious threat to national security, and that anyone caught will be prosecuted.
The lawmakers also urged the federal government to initiate a coordinated Joint Security Operation by providing aerial surveillance and other ...
Security agencies say one of the church attackers was killed during a successful rescue operation.
The only person who managed to deliver slightly is Gabriel Afolayan, whose embodiment of a Northern man is quite applaudable.
The women were returning from the inauguration of the new governor of Kaduna State.
Former NBA president Okey Wali was abducted 14 days ago following an attack on his convoy by kidnappers.
The couple live in Iragbiji and were returning home from a church vigil in Osogbo when they ran into the ...
Amotekun says the victim, Muhammed Jubril, was released when the local security outfit closed in on the abductors.
Due to the worsening insecurity in the area, many residents have relocated to nearby Jos or Bauchi
Ms Opalola said that the victim was coming from Ilorin towards Ile-Ife in Osun when the vehicle she was inside ...
The victim may have spent up to 30 days in captivity.
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