Tag: kidnapping

There has been an increase in abductions and killings for ritual purposes in Enugu State in recent times, often perpetrated ...

An official of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Ugochukwu Orji, reportedly rejected a N10 million bribe from a fleeing native doctor ...

The girl was pushed into a sewage pit allegedly by a native doctor for ritual purposes before she was rescued.

The native doctor was arrested, on Wednesday, by some personnel of Nigeria Immigration Service at Badagry-Seme Border Area of Lagos ...

The native doctor was arrested, on Wednesday, by some personnel of Nigeria Immigration Service at Badagry-Seme Border Area of Lagos ...

Police authorities, on Tuesday, arrested three people linked to the alleged crimes but regretted that the native doctor had fled ...

The incident happened at Umumba Ndiagu, a community in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State.

There were at least 32 terror attacks in 12 Nigerian states in the period under review.

Witnesses said the assailants shot Mr Pius dead and kidnapped his pregnant wife and her sister, leaving behind his three ...

The police said that the victim was kidnapped while attempting to make a delivery.

Kidnap-for-ransom is one of the prevalent crimes in many Nigerian cities.

The statement said one of the suspects, Joshua Ikechukwu, shot Mr Salisu, who was at the place with other investigators

The Lagos State Police Command disclosed that 2,176 persons were arrested for various offences, including murder, kidnapping, and armed robbery

Insecurity is real in Nigeria and we advocate for a whole of society approach to address the issues involved. However, ...

The police said they have recovered the victim’s vehicle, a Mercedes Benz GLE 450, from the kidnappers.

A resident said the kidnappers had demanded a N100 million ransom from the families of the abducted farmers

The police said the N2.3 million "has been recovered and returned to Mr. Ndubuisi Nwosu."

The new governor disclosed this during his inauguration on Tuesday.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the couple, Jacob Udo and Comfort Udo, were attacked and beheaded by hoodlums in their ...

"I expect our interventions to prioritise the enhancement of our security institutions and the strengthening of civil-military relations in our ...

Governor Peter Mbah-led administration in Enugu State has been demolishing properties linked to kidnapping and violent crimes in the state.

He stressed the need to restore calm in the local government areas experiencing violence in the state.

Governor Peter Mbah-led administration in Enugu State has been demolishing properties linked to kidnapping and violent crimes in the state.

“Unfortunately, one victim succumbed to gunshot injuries sustained during the attack,” Mr Sadiq-Aliyu disclosed.

A state of emergency, if declared, would enable the government to adopt extraordinary security measures, including the temporary suspension of ...