After 56 gruelling days, the abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have been released by bandits, The PUNCH has learnt. The Chairman of the forum of the abducted parents, Malam Abdullahi Usman, confirmed their release to The PUNCH in a telephone interview […]

Some parents of the kidnapped students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna state, have apologised to Ahmad Gumi, prominent Islamic cleric, over a “false accusation” against him. In March, bandits attacked the college located in Igabi LGA and abducted the students, but 172 of them were rescued, leaving 39 in captivity. Out […]

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday, has cautioned against the payment of ransom to kidnappers. He, however, submitted that the government must develop means to deal with kidnappers and bandits heavily in place of ransom payment. He noted that the governments of both President Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari paid ransom to kidnappers but they […]

Efforts to facilitate the release of the remaining 29 abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna state, have suffered a setback. TheCable understands that the comment of one of the parents during a protest at the national assembly on Tuesday has created problems for the negotiation process. The parent had said […]

One of the parents of the kidnapped students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna State, has narrated how parents of the abductees paid N800,000 to a certain “Fulani man” they were linked to by Shikh Gumi, in their bid to secure the release of their children. The woman made the disclosure on […]

An Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, on Tuesday urged government not to take the threat by the kidnappers of students of Greenfield University, Kaduna lightly. Gumi, who stated this in an interview with The PUNCH , said the Central Bank of Nigeria should pay the N100m ransom being demanded by the kidnappers of the students. […]

One of the abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna State has been released by the bandits. Although the police and government authorities are yet to confirm the development, the mother of the student, Lauritta Attahiru confirmed the release of her son to Channels Television, on Tuesday. She however refused to give details of how […]

The kidnappers of the Yagba West Local Government Chairman in Kogi State, Mr. Pius Kolawole, are demanding N100 million ransom before he can regain his freedom. He was abducted around the boundary of Kogi and Kwara States during the weekend while Solomon Adebayo, the commissioner for pension of Kogi State, who was with him, was […]

Kaduna State police command has arrested four people who kidnapped and eventually murdered a six-year-old boy after collecting N1m as ransom. The suspects were paraded at the command headquarters in Kaduna, on Monday. Parading the suspects, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Muhammad Jalige, said the suspects were paraded for the offence of Criminal […]