Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has pledged to get back all the students abducted by bandits in Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area of the state, on Thursday. The governor pledged, when he visited the community, to commiserate with them over the incident. He, however, said that the total number Continue Reading
By Mojisola Adasofunjo Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a resolution calling on the state government to as a matter of urgency provide all necessary instruments and apparatus that will enhance the security network to reduce the incessant cases of kidnapping, murder and ritual killings to the barest minimum. Opening debate on the motion leading […]Continue Reading
Police operatives attached to the Anti-kidnapping Unit of the FCT Police Command in the continued effort against criminality in the Territory have arrested one of the most wanted and deadly kidnapping kingpins terrorising Abuja and environs. The kidnap kingpin, Saidu Abubakar, is one of the three wanted kidnap kingpins who were declared missing after narrowly […]Continue Reading
By Adenitan Akinola The Anti-kidnapping Unit of the Police in Osun State has arrested a notorious thug, Oyeyemi Ajagungbade Olalekan popularly known as ‘Emir,’ and whisked him to the force headquarters. Olalekan was declared wanted by the Osun Police Command on 2nd July 2022 for alleged murder, cultist, and armed robbery, before he was later […]Continue Reading
19 persons were on Thursday, kidnapped in the Bwari Area Council of Abuja, while no fewer than 30 persons were reported to have died in a landslide caused by activities of illegal miners in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. These were revealed during the maiden meeting between the FCT Minister, […]Continue Reading
By Adenitan Akinola Osun State police command has apprehended a middle-aged man, Adamu Saliu, and his 15-year-old son for allegedly abducting church worshipers during a night vigil in Odu area in Osun State. The father and Son were among the other 14 suspects paraded on Tuesday at the police headquarters in Osogbo, Osun State capital. Also, […]Continue Reading
A US woman has been charged with murder after shooting an Uber driver she thought was kidnapping her, police say. According to police in the border city of El Paso, Texas, Phoebe Copas believed she was being taken into Mexico. She then shot driver Daniel Piedra Garcia, the authorities said in a statement. The 52-year-old […]Continue Reading
The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced to death three women who kidnapped three children in Uyo and sold them off in Aba, Abia State for N1.1m. The convicts – one Enobong Nsikak Sunday, 38; Getrude Thompson Akpan, 48; and Mary Okon James, 49 years old, were sentenced to death by […]Continue Reading
Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have rescued a journalist, Oduneye Olusegun, who some gunmen kidnapped at the Mobalufon area of Ijebu Ode. The journalist was kidnapped on Thursday and was rescued on Saturday, three days after, in Lagos. The Police Public Relations Officer in the State, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement […]Continue Reading
As part of efforts to curb kidnapping, the Oyo State chapter of the Southwest Security Network, codenamed Amotekun has uncovered four AK rifles, military camouflages and about sixty rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition, alleged to have been abandoned by kidnappers operating in an undisclosed forest in the State. Speaking with newsmen at the state headquarters of […]Continue Reading
General Officer Commanding, GOC, 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Ibadan, Major General Aminu Chinade has called for more concerted efforts from all and sundry to tackle the recent rise in criminality in the society. Major General Chinade stated this while hosting all heads of security and para-military agencies in Oyo State at the Adekunle Fajuyi Cantonment, Ojoo, Continue Reading
Oyo State Government has deployed a security team to Ipapo/Iseyin axis in the Oyo North Senatorial District, following the abduction of some farmers by unknown gunmen on Saturday 8th October 2022. In a statement by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Adeniyi Adebisi said a security team comprising police and the military has been […]Continue Reading
Edo State Police, on Monday, said it killed five suspected kidnappers, recovered arms and rescued one victim in Ughoshi-Afe bush, Ibillo, in the Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state. In a statement by the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, the suspects were said to have been killed in a gun duel. […]Continue Reading
Some gunmen on Thursday evening kidnapped a traditional chief in Ikare Akoko, Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State, High Chief Mukaila Bello. It was gathered that Bello, who was said to be the head of Iku Quarters in the ancient community, was abducted with three other persons The other victims are Mr […]Continue Reading
Twenty-four hours after prominent Nollywood actors and members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel, aka Agbogidi, were kidnapped in an Enugu suburb, their abductors have contacted their families. The actors were reported missing after their family members confirmed they didn’t return home from a film location at Ozalla Town, […]Continue Reading
The Bauchi State Police Command has promised to rescue a 25-year-old pregnant woman, Rahila Dau, who was kidnapped on Saturday, July 18, 2022, by yet-to-be-identified gunmen who stormed her home in Gibob, a Fulani settlement in Gizaki village of Lusa Ward, Bogoro Local Government Area of the state. The police launched a manhunt for the […]Continue Reading
Gunmen struck along Oke Ako–Irele Road in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Wednesday evening and allegedly whisked away no fewer than four persons. Sources alleged that the incident which occurred at about 7.30pm involved occupants of two vehicles, a commercial car and a mini-truck, waylaid at a bad portion of the road. […]Continue Reading
Doctors in Abia State, Friday barricaded the major entrance gate to the Government House Umuahia, demanding the immediate release of their Kidnapped colleague, Professor Uwadinachi Iweha. Professor Iweha was Kidnapped on Sunday, June 6, 2022, inside his dark-blue Highland Jeep while driving out of his house at Umuokpara in Umuahia South Local Government Area. The doctors Continue Reading
Kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike aka Evans, has been convicted alongside two others for conspiracy and kidnapping of a businessman, Donatus Duru. The other two convicts are are Uche Amadi and Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu. The three men were found guilty of a two-count by the Ikeja High Court in Lagos, presided over by Justice Hakeem Oshodi on […]Continue Reading
Five children were abducted by a woman from their homes after she disguised as a teacher in the Rukpakulus axis of Eliozu in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Three children aged between 18-months and four years old were said to have been kidnapped from one family and two others snatched from another family. The mother of […]Continue Reading
Police in Oyo state have arrested eleven suspects in connection to incessant kidnapping at onigaari area on Lagos Ibadan expressway. Commissioner of Police in Oyo state, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko made this known while parading the suspects alongside other twenty one suspected criminals who were arrested for various offences. The suspects are Bashiru Abubakar, Babuga Umaru […]Continue Reading
Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have arrested two members of a kidnap syndicate terrorizing Ijebu-Ode and it’s environ. The suspects, Samuel Oke Abiodun and Denis Blessing were arrested after a technical and intelligence-based investigation. The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement in Abeokuta. Mr Continue Reading
The three senior staff of the University of Abuja and their children who were abducted on Tuesday by suspected bandits from the Giri Quarters of the University have been rescued, and in a stable condition. The victims were rescued following the operations of the combined security forces including the Police, DSS, Military, and University of […]Continue Reading
Armed men, suspected bandits have attacked the staff quarters of the University of Abuja in the early hours of today. In an interview with our correspondent Daniel Adejo, the head of information and public relations of the University Dr Habib Yakoob said four staff and their children were abducted by the assailants. He said the […]Continue Reading
Victims of recent kidnapping on Idoani-Ifira Akoko axis in Ondo state, have recounted their experiences in the hand of their abductors after they were rescued by Amotekun Corps. The Operatives of the Ondo state security network codenamed Amotekun Corps had on wednesday rescued 9 of the 12 travellers abducted by some gunmen in the state […]Continue Reading