Tag: kidnapping

The Salvation Ministries founder raised concerns over the recurring wave of kidnappings in Nigeria, arguing that such crimes could not ...

Chidozie Obinna, the first defendant, was convicted and sentenced in absentia after he allegedly absconded while on bail during the ...

Police recovered three firearms, including an AK-47 rifle, a Beretta and locally-fabricated double-barrelled pistols, two magazines loaded with 30 rounds ...

Suspected bandits have killed a resident and abducted two women during a raid on a Fulani settlement in Edu Local ...

Weeks after three women were abducted from their home in Edo State and tortured in a video, police have arrested ...

Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 23 kidnapped passengers along the Ayegunle-Bunu Road in Kogi State following a counter-kidnapping ...

“I’ve been friends with Seyi Tinubu for years, and that’s where it stops, and I call and complain to him ...

Mr Aliyu-Garwa was allegedly connected to the kidnapping of an eight-year-old boy at Sardauna Estate in Katsina metropolis.

One of the victims is a mathematics teacher, Michael Oyedokun, who has been beheaded in a gruesome manner.

Mr Sadiq-Aliyu said police recovered ₦7.5 million, vehicles and other exhibits from the suspects during the operation.

“The N830,000 ransom collected from the victim’s family was also recovered,” the police said.

The police described the conduct of the affected officers as “a gross betrayal of the ethics, standards, and professional values ...

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 ...