Crime

Police Arrest Couple for Faking Kidnap to Swindle UK Relatives

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The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a couple (name withheld) over alleged self-kidnap for N5 million ransom. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. Hundeyin said that the husband, a 53-year-old Continue Reading

Crime

Yahoo Boys Kidnap Colleague over Proceeds of Fraud 

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Four suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as yahoo boys have been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for abducting their colleague over sharing of proceeds of fraud business.  In a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspects, Agbe Simeon ‘m’, Messiah Nicky ‘f’, Continue Reading

Crime

Teenager Kidnaps Self, Collects Ransom from Dad

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A 19-year-old boy in Adamawa State, Israel Emmanuel, has been arrested by the police for organizing his abduction and collecting N1 million ransom from his father. It was gathered on Saturday that Emmanuel and three of his friends faked the abduction and communicated with his father to collect the ransom. The Adamawa Police Command confirmed […]Continue Reading

Judiciary

Kidnap Kingpin, Evans Bags Life Imprisonment

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 The Lagos High Court in Ikeja has sentenced kidnap kingpin Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans and two others, Uchenna Amadi and Okuchuwkwu Nwachukwu, to life imprisonment. Justice Hakeem Oshodi handed out the sentence to the trio on Friday after convicting them on two counts of conspiracy and kidnapping of a businessman, Donatus Duru. The […]Continue Reading

Crime

Gunmen Kidnap Teenager in Ogun

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Ogun State Police command has confirmed the kidnap by gunmen in Nigerian Army Camouflage of a thirteen year old boy in Obada-Odo Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State.According to the Spokesman of the command, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi, operatives of the command had been deployed to the area to rescue the victim.He confirmed that the […]Continue Reading

Security

Ogun Will Rescue Kidnapped Students Unhurt – Gov. Abiodun

Web News 16 March 2021 561 0

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has directed security agencies to fish out perpetrators of kidnapping of two students of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Aiyetoro Campus and ensure the victims come out unhurt. Governor Abiodun gave the directive in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Mr Kunle Somorin. While describing the incident as unfortunate, […]Continue Reading

Crime

Oke-Odan Kidnap: Abductors Demand 100Million Ransom

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The family of 24-year-old Ayodeji Emmanuel, who was kidnapped on Monday, February 22, 2021, at Oke Odan, Olomo community, Apete in Ibadan, Oyo State, has been contacted by the abductors, with the demand for N100million as ransom, to secure the victim’s freedom. Emmanuel was kidnapped while he was on his father’s farm, at about 5p.m […]Continue Reading

Crime

Suspected Herdsmen Kidnap Farmer’s Son in Ibadan

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About four suspected kidnappers have invaded a poultry farm located at Oke Odan, Olomo area of Apete Community in Ibadan, Oyo State and kidnapped a. 24 – year -old son of the farm owner. A witness said the abductors came to the farm yesterday evening with sophisticated guns, and started shooting, to instill fear in the workers […]Continue Reading

Crime

Kagara Science College Kidnap: Abductors Likely To Regain Freedom Today

Web News 22 February 2021 553 0

Report just reaching us says there are indications that the abducted Students and Teachers of Science College Kagara In Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State may regain freedom today. The Council Chairman Alhaji Sumaila Moddibo told Radio Nigeria in Kagara that they are being expected after rigorous effort by the state government. Details later. […]Continue Reading

Crime

Gunmen Kidnap 25 Youths in Taraba

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Unidentified gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Wednesday abducted twenty five Youths along Wukari_Takum road in Taraba state at 6pm. relation of some of the victims, in Wukari and Takum LGAs said that the 25 Hausa Youths were on their way back to Takum from Wukari after a wedding ceremony when they ran into a […]Continue Reading

Crime

Breaking: Gunmen Kidnap Travellers In Osun

Web News 18 January 2021 639 0

A yet-to-be identified numbers of travellers have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Osun state. The incident according to information gathered by CityMirror News occured along Omoh/Erin-Ijesha road in Ori-Ade Local Government Area of Osun on Sunday night. Report Says the travellers were waylaid on the road by gunmen and took some of them to […]Continue Reading

Crime

Kidnapped Petroleum Dealer Regains Freedom

Web News 17 January 2021 604 0

Report reaching us says, the abducted petroleum dealer in Ekiti State Alhaji Suleiman Akinbami has been released by his abductors after spending eight days in captivity. Alhaji Akinbami was whisked away by unknown gunmen last week Sunday evening at his filling stations along the Federal Polytechnic Road Ado Ekiti, the State capital. However, the Ekiti […]Continue Reading

Crime

Police Nab Siblings for Alleged Attempted Kidnap of Former Employer

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Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested two siblings and one other person for allegedly threatening and making an attempt to kidnap their former employer. The suspects Oyeleke Blessing, David Oyeleke and Kabiru Oniyitan were arrested after the managing director of a private company in Ota, Makinde Oluwatoyin reported at Onipanu Police Divisional Headquarters Continue Reading

Crime

Ondo Monarch Shot Dead

Web News 26 November 2020 859 0

Unknown Gunmen have shot dead the Olufon of Ifon in Ose local government area of Ondo state, Oba Isreal Adeusi.A source told Radio Nigeria that Oba Adeusi was shot dead while returning to his town after attending the Council of Obas’ monthly meeting in Akure, the state capital.The First Class monarch was shot dead by […]Continue Reading

Judiciary

DPP Exonerate Female Suspect in Kidnap Case

Web News 12 October 2020 628 0

Department of Public Prosecution in Oyo State has exonerated the only female among suspects alleged of kidnapping the twins of an Ibadan based Islamic Preacher, Alhaji Taofeek Akewugbagold. The Suspect, Rafiu Modinat is facing trial alongside six others including her husband Rafiu Mutiu for their different roles played in kidnapping the twins and collection of […]Continue Reading

Crime

Industrialist Kidnapped in Ekiti Regains Freedom

Web News 19 September 2020 571 0

An industrialist, Mr Jide Ijadere who was kidnapped on Tuesday at Ilupeju-Ijan Ekiti has regained freedom. Mr Ijadare was kidnapped while working on his groundnut oil factory while one of his workers was killed. Ekiti State Police Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday Abutu confirmed Mr Ijadare’s release to newsmen in Ado Ekiti  He explained […]Continue Reading

Lifestyle

IPC decries kidnap of FRCN Female Reporter

Web News 6 May 2020 893 0

Press Release The International Press has expressed dismay over the kidnap of Chinenye Iwuoha a female presenter with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria’s, (FRCN) Pacesetter FM, Umuahia, Abia State. Mrs. Iwuoha was kidnapped by gunmen near the popular Amakanma Estate in the Umuahia South Local Government Area of the state around 7pm on Monday […]Continue Reading

Crime

Army Officer Kidnapped in Zaria

Web News 3 September 2019 1784 0

A young officer of the Nigerian Army identified as Lieutenant Falana has just been kidnapped. He was seized in Zaria on Tuesday morning opposite Ahmadu Bello University by some suspected daredevil gunmen. They overpowered him from his car after they overtook him while driving. The hoodlums hurriedly put him at the back seat and drove […]Continue Reading