Five students kidnapped from Bethel Baptist High School in Damishi, Kaduna, have regained their freedom after months in captivity. Israel Akanji, president of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, confirmed the development to TheCable on Friday. He said five of the students were released alongside the matron of the school. “Five of our Bethel Baptist High School […]

The Zamfara police command says security operatives, in a joint operation, rescued 187 persons kidnapped from several communities across the state. Mohammed Shehu, Zamfara police spokesman, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. According to him, the abducted persons included men, women and children, and they were handed over to the state government. The abductees […]

The Police High Command on Tuesday has warned motorparks operators to be vigilant over the new means being used by kidnappers to carry out their nefarious activities across the country. Parading 34 suspects for kidnapping, cattle rustling, armed robbery, gun running, car snatching amongst others in Abuja, the spokesman of the command, CP Frank Mba, […]

Some gunmen have allegedly abducted four members of a family on Akure- Ado-Ekiti Expressway at Iju in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the victims comprised a man and his three children, who were said to be travelling from Ado Ekiti to Akure, the Ondo State capital, on […]

“He was kidnapped by unknown gunmen at a popular drinking spot on Oron Road, Uyo,” he said. Macdon said that the command would ensure that the perpetrators were brought to book and also secure the release of the politician. He said that the police would use available resources to secure freedom for the former senator […]

Gunmen have kidnapped the younger sister of the Deputy Speaker of the Katsina State House of Assembly, Shehu Dalhatu Tafoki. The victim, identified as Asma’u Dalhatu, was kidnapped in the early hours of Sunday. The gunmen took her away after they attacked Tafoki village in Faskari Local Government Council of the State. The Deputy Speaker, […]

The kidnappers of an Abuja-based pastor, whose wife, Mrs Nikola Oladapo, and her two daughters, Glory Oladapo, 14 years old, and Moyo Oladapo, 17 years old, were abducted, have demanded a N50 million ransom. Daily Trust reports that the kidnappers had in the wee hours of Sunday invaded the victims’ house at Zone (A) Resettlement […]

A 45 year-old woman, Mrs Oladapo Bukola, and two of her daughters have been abducted at Pegi community in Kuje area council of Abuja. They were abducted two days after a father, Abdullahi Benda, and his 23 year-old son, Jibrin Abdullahi Benda, were kidnapped at Yangoji village, in Kwali Area council, of the FCT. The […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned Karim A. A. Khan QC, prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), urging him to investigate the incessant cases of abduction of schoolchildren in northern Nigeria. TheCable had reported that gunmen invaded the Government Day Secondary School in Kaya, Maradun LGA of Zamfara state around 11am on Wednesday, and […]