Beyond the Headlines
Niger State Commissioner for information, Alhaji Muhammed Sani Idris, who was released on Thursday night by his abductor, has said that his release was miraculous as no ransom was paid for his freedom. This is as the commissioner said he would have resigned as a cabinet member had government paid ransom to the bandits to […]
Niger Commissioner of Information Sani Idris has been released by his abductors. The Commissioner, who was abducted on Monday morning in his hometown in Tafa local government area, was released on Thursday night. More to follow….
The Court of Appeal Lagos division on Thursday dismissed an appeal by alleged kidnap kingpin Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, aka Evans, challenging the seizure of his 25 trucks by the police. A three-man panel of the court, in a unanimous decision, upheld the judgment of Justice Hadizat Rabiu-Shagari of the Federal High Court on the matter. The […]
The Federal Government has expressed concern about the 299 students who are still being held by bandits months after their abduction. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, in an interview with one of our correspondents on Wednesday, described the invasion of schools and kidnapping of students as serious matters, adding that the Federal […]
Gunmen have kidnapped the wife of a former councillor Hassana Saudaki and her eight-month-old baby in Zamfara State. Her husband – Babangida Damba – the former councillor of Tudun-Wada Gusau ward – explained that the incident occurred on Wednesday when gunmen invaded their residence at the Government Residential Quarter in Damba, shooting him and his […]
Sani Idris, Niger state commissioner of information, has been abducted by bandits. Ahmed Matane, secretary to the state government, said the commissioner was abducted around 1 am in his hometown, Baban Tunga in Tafa local government area of the state on Monday. Matane said security operatives are on the trail of the kidnappers, adding that […]
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Zone ‘C’, Aminu Bobi, has been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen in Mariga local government area of Niger state. It was gathered that Bobi was abducted Saturday evening while he was on his farm supervising farmhands working for him. A source close to the victim said the gunmen […]
Police in Ekiti State on Saturday confirmed a gun attack on travellers in the state on Friday night. Police spokesman, ASP Sunday Abutu said the gunmen shot the driver of the vehicle, a LEXUS 330 SUV, dead. They took the two other occupants of the vehicle away, he added. The attack took place between Ewu-Ekiti […]
Kidnappers of Betinah Benson, mother of Kombowei Benson, secretary to Bayelsa state government, have demanded a ransom of N500 million for her release. Advertisement Betinah was abducted on the night of July 20 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital by gunmen who were said to be in military fatigues. Another group was said to have also […]
Eight persons have been abducted by gunmen suspected to bandits in Magarya village in the Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Among them is the biological father of the Speaker Zamfara state House of Assembly, Nasiru Mu’azu Magarya, according to multiple media platforms including TVC and Daily Trust. They were abducted Wednesday night when […]
