Tag: rescue

President Bola Tinubu has praised Nigerian troops for killing a notorious bandit leader in Kogi State and rescuing the widow ...

Mr Falana's remarks came against the backdrop of recent mass abductions of schoolchildren that have renewed concerns over insecurity across ...

The lawmakers called for swift rescue operations, stronger security deployment and a comprehensive framework to protect educational institutions nationwide.

Police said victims were freed without casualties after coordinated security operation

The police said the victim was lured via online, abducted, and compelled to pay half-a-million naira ransom.

The police said operatives rescued the victim on 18 April during a raid on the kidnappers’ hideout in a bush ...

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

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

The Nigerian Army said the troops rescued the kidnap victim in Uzo-Uwani LGA of Enugu State before raiding the IPOB ...

The victims, according to the ministry, were lured from Ghana to Nigeria.

The Nigerian Army said its troops rescued the kidnap victims after receiving distress calls about the abduction of the victims ...

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

“Items recovered from the criminals include one AK-47 rifle, two magazines and ammunition.”

The Nigerian military says the eight victims were rescued unhurt and have been reunited with their families.

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

Abduction for ransom has become one of the top crimes in Nigeria, with just anyone being a target.

The Secretary to the Plateau State Government, Samuel Jatau, said the victims were kidnapped on Sunday, 21 December 2025, at ...

The separate rescue operations took place on 29 November, according to press statements posted on the Nigerian Army’s social media ...

rescued victims comprised 47 individuals rescued from kidnappers and 39 victims of human trafficking

The army said the operation was launched by troops deployed at the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Oguma, following credible intelligence ...

Governor AbdulRazaq announced that forest guards would be deployed once the Army concludes its clearance operations in affected areas to ...

The army said the victims, who included 14 men, five women, one infant, and the four Chinese expatriates, were rescued ...

Police spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said a security team stormed the forest in the wake of Tuesday’s bandit attacks in Motokun ...

The blaze reportedly began around 1:30 p.m. in the building’s inverter room in the basement, quickly spreading smoke through several ...

Sources said gunmen ambushed commercial buses on the road and dragged the victims into the bush.