Alhaji Mohammed Adambe, a first-class traditional ruler in Kogi State, who was kidnapped on July 13, has been released. The Spokesman for the state police command, DSP William Aya, who confirmed this on Sunday in Lokoja, said that the traditional ruler was released in the evening of July 17. It would be recalled that Adambe, […]

Five suspected kidnappers were, on Sunday, set ablaze by angry youths along the Afuze-Uokha road in Owan west LGA of Edo state. The suspects were said to have attacked and abducted some travellers along the road and taken them inside a nearby forest. However, luck reportedly ran out of the kidnappers, as they were arrested […]

One of the kidnapped students of Bethel Baptist Secondary school in the Chikun local government area of Kaduna state has been rescued, according to the police. Gunmen had on July 5 stormed the school and whisked away 121 students to an unknown destination. Five days after, the abductors demanded food items from their parents to […]

Kidnapped Emir of Kajuru, Alhassan Adamu, has regained his freedom, authorities confirmed to Channels Television on Monday. He was released at about 5 pm, after spending a night in the custody of the bandits. Although the abductors had demanded a N200 million ransom, it is unclear if any money was paid for his release. A […]

The abductors of the provost of College of Agriculture and Animal Science Bakura, Mr Habibu Mainasara have demanded the sum of five million naira as ransom before they can release him. Mr Mainasara was abducted at his official residence in the early hours of Sunday with two other persons. The elder brother of the provost, […]

The abductors of the Emir of Kajuru, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu, have demanded a ransom of N200 million. The emir and 13 other members of his family were abducted from his personal residence in Kajuru town in the early hours of Sunday. One of the emirate’s kingmakers confirmed to Daily Trust that the bandits have reached […]

A Catholic Priest Rev. Fr. Elijah Wada who was kidnapped by Boko Haram last month has regained freedom. The Nation reported Wada was kidnapped on June 30, 2021, along Biu/Damboa road, which he mistakenly followed on his way to Damaturu, Yobe State. Reliable sources informed The Nation that the priest regained freedom last Thursday evening. […]

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted the provost of the College of Agriculture and Animal Science, Bakura, Zamafara State in the early hours of Sunday. According to a source, he was picked by the bandits around 2:00 am of today at his official resident within Government Science Secondary School, Bakura. More to follow.

Parents of the schoolgirls abducted from the Federal Girls’ College Yawuri, Kebbi State, have raised an alarm over the claim of the kidnappers that their daughters have been married off. Some of the parents said the kidnappers have been sending footages showing that their daughters were already married. It has been almost two weeks since […]