Security sources say 20 medical students who were kidnapped in Benue State have just been rescued. The operation was coordinated by the office of the National Security Adviser. Security agencies – the police, DSS and military personnel and equipment were involved in the operation, with the support of the Benue State government. Though the student
Eight days after 20 medical students from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos were kidnapped in the Otukpo area of Benue State, their whereabouts remain unknown. The students were abducted last Thursday evening while travelling along the Otukpo-Enugu highway en route to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) Annual
No fewer than 30 kidnappers, including members of the Biafra Auto Pilot, also known as Unknown Gunmen, a notorious breakaway faction of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) loyal to the Finland based, Simon Ekpa, which terrorised Enugu and its environs had been gunned down in shoot-outs with security operatives at various locations across
The Police in Enugu State on Saturday confirmed the kidnap of three students of the State College of Health Technology, Oji-River, in the Oji-River Local Government Area of the state. In a viral video, some people who claimed to be residents of the area raised the alarm that some students of the college had been
The Commissioner for Youths Development in Anambra State, Patrick Aghamba, and his wife have been allegedly kidnapped. Details of the incident are still sketchy, but according to sources, the commissioner’s aide, whose name was given as ABK Offiah was killed in the process. Though the incident has not been confirmed officially, our correspondent learnt that
More than 20 medical and dental students, along with a house officer, have been kidnapped by gunmen in Benue State. The students were travelling to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu when they were ambushed around 5.30pm in the Otukpo area, reports Vanguard. The victims are reportedly from
The Kogi State Police Command has disclosed that 14 of the abducted students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene, have been rescued. Some bandits abducted the students who were reading for their upcoming examination on Thursday night. The bandits reportedly came in through the bush, went into three lecture halls,
Two students of the Federal University Wukari abducted by suspected kidnappers have regained their freedom. The students were released by their captors late night on Thursday, close to Chinkai village of Wukari local government area of Taraba state. The head of information and protocol unit of the university, Ashu Agya, disclosed this to channels television
A17-year-old boy (name withheld) who allegedly faked his own kidnap in connivance with some of his friends has been arrested. Delta Police Commissioner, Abaniwonda Olufemi, who spoke to reporters in Asaba, said the incident occurred in Ika South L.G.A, Agbor, Delta state. He said: “On the 20th of March, 2024, at about 1600 hours,
The Police Command in Cross River, on Sunday, confirmed the abduction of three students of the University of Calabar (Unical). The spokesperson of the command, SP Irene Ugbo, who gave the confirmation, said the students were abducted on Thursday night at one of the university hostels inside the campus. Ugbo, who didn’t give details