. Gunmen have abducted three residents of Ogun State and demanded a sum of N10 million, packs of codeine, marijuana, water and food as ransom. The kidnappers also reportedly shot one person during the operation. Daily Trust learnt that the gunmen hid in a bush in Obada-Oko in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State […]
Two prosecution witnesses in the trial of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, and Victor Aduba, a dismissed army personnel, have refused to testify in court, citing security reasons. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that state counsel, Mr Yusuf Sule, made the disclosure on Monday before an Ikeja Special Offences Court. “We […]
A businessman in Zamfara state, Aminu Sarki Jangeme who escaped from the bandits’ den last year has been abducted again. Sarki, as he is popularly known as was abducted last year along with six other people in his village, Jangeme. While negotiation on payment of ransom was going on, he was able to escape and […]
Police in Katsina State have paraded a 39-year-old Islamic cleric, Jamilu Idris, of Sabon-Fegi, Yankara village, Faskari Local Government Area of the state for the kidnapping of his 4-year-old cousin, Umar Farouk Kabir. Parading the suspect, the Police’s spokesman in Katsina, SP Isah Gambo, said the suspect was arrested on 25 October 2021. In the […]
Gunmen have attacked the staff quarters of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). During the attack which occurred very early on Tuesday, the assailants abducted six persons, comprising two professors, one senior lecturer, and three of their family members. Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), UNIABUJA Chapter, […]
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command on Monday arrested a housewife, Memunat Salaudeen, for allegedly hiring three men to kidnap her husband. The wife, who accused her husband of being stingy, was reported to have hired the accomplices — Olayinka Lawal, Asungba Nura and Usman Oluwatoyin — to kidnap her husband and take a […]
The Nigerian Army has said that her troops conducting Exercise GOLDEN DAWN Sector 3 have foiled an attempted abduction of Most Reverend Augustine Ukwuoma at the Orlu Diocesan Catholic Secretariat, BSC Road, Orlu Imo State. The Army said her troops responded to distress calls which enabled them to swiftly move to the scene and forced […]
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed two worshippers at Baptist Church, Kakau Daji, Chikun LGA of Kaduna state. The worshippers were attacked during the church’s Sunday service. The gunmen were said to have surrounded the church before they started shooting sporadically. A yet to be ascertained number of worshippers were also abducted from the […]
EIGHT persons kidnapped in Itapaji-Ekiti, Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State last Tuesday have regained their freedom after payment of ransoms by their respective families. This came ten days after five travellers were kidnapped in Ayebode-Ekiti after gunmen engaged soldiers in a shootout before ordering the victims into the bush. They were released on […]
Former senator representing Eket Senatorial district, Nelson Effiong, has regained freedom after spending over 50 days with his abductors. Journalist101 had reported that Mr Effiong who served at the red chamber of the National Assembly was abducted on September 5 in Akwa Ibom. The kidnappers kept him in custody and demanded for N200 million ransom […]
