Tag: kidnapping

Crowdfunding campaigns rescue hostages – but the visibility they generate is becoming part of how ransom demands are set.

Amnesty International says the Tumfa market was struck at about 2 p.m. after military aircraft were reportedly seen hovering over ...

Before the police arrived at the scene, the man's "Lexus RX 330 SUV had already been set ablaze by the ...

Edwin Emegakor, the medical director of Crown Multi-Specialist Hospital, Nkpor, was abducted by unidentified men in uniform in the evening ...

The Presidency has said the abduction of passengers on the Makurdi–Otukpo road in Benue State reflects a wider shift in ...

Security operatives rescued the remaining 13 victims abducted from a Benue Links bus in Otukpo, concluding days of search operations.

Police say seven suspects have been arrested and some victims rescued.

Two passengers abducted along the Makurdi–Otukpo road have escaped, while police intensify efforts to rescue remaining victims and investigate the ...

Police in Kogi rescued one kidnap victim and arrested seven suspects after an attack on a passenger bus, as concerns ...

A family has raised fresh concern after two teenage brothers were identified among the passengers abducted along the Makurdi–Otukpo road, ...

Mr Gora left home in the evening, reportedly heading toward Malumfashi, but did not return, prompting concern among family members ...

Police also recovered anti-aircraft rifle and 10 AK-47 rifles, seven magazines, 32 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, five walkie-talkie devices, and ...

The police spokesperson in Rivers, Blessing Agabe, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Sunday that the suspect was apprehended following ...

As noted in the 5 April edition, one question bears repeating: Who governs Nigeria?: Is it the state — with ...

A youth leader in Wase, Shapi’i Sambo, who confirmed the incident, said the assailants initially abducted 10 persons but later ...

There have been growing attacks by kidnappers across Nigeria, especially in the southern part of the country.

Terrorists, locally known as bandits, have attacked Kakafu, a mining village in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducting ...

The police said the kidnappers fraudulently withdrew N1.9 million from the victim’s account while they were holding him captive.

Cases of police brutality, extortion, extrajudicial killings and other unprofessional activities in Nigeria have continued despite sanctions by police authorities, ...

The medical doctor, who was arrested on 26 January, said he only joined a peaceful protest on 10 January while ...

Afanifere lamented the deteriorating security in the region, saying kidnapping and banditry have become so rampant that they are occurring ...

Edu and Ifelodun local governments in Kwara State imposed 24-hour curfews on some communities

According to the family source, the kidnappers are now demanding an additional N15 million for the release of Oba Olaonipekun

In a statement, the Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, Umar Muhammad, said the incident occurred on Friday.

Traditional institutions and families in Edo are now bearing the burden of negotiating with kidnappers, often resorting to grassroots fundraising ...