Tag: kidnapping

Renewed attacks, abductions and displacement are testing local peace arrangements and security operations in parts of Sokoto and Katsina states.

The native doctor Ekene Igboekweze, known as “Eke Hit” and other suspects were arraigned on 4 April 2025 on charges ...

Troops of the Nigerian Army rescued 22 kidnapped victims in Muchiya village, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, following ...

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke rescued seven kidnapped victims from a suspected kidnappers’ enclave during an operation in Ohimini LGA ...

Senator Shehu Buba says he has asked the SSS, police and Defence Intelligence Agency to investigate allegations linking him to ...

A police prosecutor told the court that the suspect and another person, who is still at large, allegedly committed the ...

The university’s Public Relations Officer, Orakwe Ezugwu, confirmed this in a press release in Owerri on Friday.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a resident of Rivers, simply identified as Loveth, was abducted on 2 September ...

The attack on Tofa occurred about one week after troops said they intercepted armed men advancing towards Ghandi, another community ...

The alleged offences include kidnapping, armed robbery, culpable homicide, motorcycle theft, thuggery and possession of illicit substances.

Defence spokesperson, Samaila Uba, disclosed this on Tuesday during a security briefing at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC).

The state government commended security forces for rescuing 21 abducted road users after a coordinated search of forests in Dekina ...

The police said a 34-year-old man, Nansik Sule, conspired with the child’s mother, Catherine Davou, to fake the boy's kidnap.

The police said 11 victims, including the drivers of two buses, were rescued after a coordinated search operation, while efforts ...

The Kwara State Police Command says it has rescued the Onigbesi of Igbesi, Oba Moses Oyinloye Omotayo, and two other ...

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

Her abductors are demanding ₦20 million and have reportedly used her TikTok account to communicate and publish posts.

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have killed a suspected bandit and arrested two suspected kidnappers in separate operations in Benue ...

IOM says floods, heavy rainfall and windstorms displaced almost 72,000 people in Katsina between January 2025 and January 2026, compared ...

Police said N1.6 million had been paid for the weapon before his arrest on 3 August, and that the suspect ...

The nine people were killed in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, with police and military personnel recovering the ...

The Kwara State Police Command says it has arrested a suspected member of a kidnapping syndicate while allegedly attempting to ...

A Nigerian Army battalion has begun operations in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, as part of a broader military deployment to strengthen ...

In another operation, the police intercepted suspected armed robbers, recovered three locally made guns, 13 live cartridges and other exhibits, ...

Police said one of the suspects made “useful disclosures” concerning the July abduction of three newly graduated military recruits from ...