Beyond the Headlines
Oba David Oyewumi, the Obadu of Ilemeso-Ekiti in Oye Local Goverment Area of Ekiti State has been abducted in his palace by gunmen who scaled through the fence of his house on Thursday night, April 15, 2021 and shot severally. The sad report was made available to the Elombahnews correspondent by Lere Olayinka, former media […]
The Presidency on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to securing the release of the missing students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, saying rescue efforts is a work in progress. A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu, reassured parents and all concerned citizens that the safe return of […]
The Chairman of Okrika Local Government Area, Chief Philimon Iwoloma Kinggoli, who was kidnapped on Tuesday last week by unknown gunmen, has regained his freedom. A press statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday by the Rivers State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Nnamdi Omoni, said the abducted council chairman was rescued Tuesday night […]
Allen Manasseh, strategic team member of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group, says over 20 parents of the Chibok girls have died from health complications induced by the protracted wait for the return of their children. In April 2014, 276 schoolgirls of Government Girls’ Secondary School (GGSS) Chibok, Borno state, were abducted by Boko […]
A Catholic priest, Father Marcel Izu-Onyeocha, has regained freedom after spending one day in captivity, following his abduction by herdsmen. The priest of Mother Theresa of Golgotha Catholic Church in Owerri, Imo State capital was kidnapped on Sunday while travelling to Imo from Enugu state. The Imo State police command public relations officer Orlando Ikeowku […]
The Imo state police command has confirmed the abduction of a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Marcel Izu Onyeocha, blaming it on suspected herdsmen. Police Spokesman, Orlando Ikeokwu, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said Onyeocha is of the Mother Theresa of Golgotha Catholic Church , World Bank, Owerri, the state capital. According to the […]
Izu Marcell, a catholic priest, has been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen in Okigwe LGA of Imo state. The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday morning along Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway. Marcella, who is said to be a lecturer at Imo state university, was in transit from Enugu to Owerri when the attack happened. The […]
Unknown gunmen in Nigerian Army Camouflage reportedly kidnapped a 13-year-old boy in Obada-Odo Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. The gunmen reportedly invaded Destiny Estate Community Association in Obada-Oko on Saturday around 9:15 pm, started shooting in the air, and whisked away the boy identified as Gbolahan Ajibola. They have however reached out to […]
Shouts of joy erupted on Saturday morning in Umueze Nguru autonomous community in the Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo state following the release of their traditional ruler, Eze Charles Iroegbu and his cabinet chiefs who were kidnapped on Wednesday. Eze Iroegbu and five of his cabinet chiefs and palace guards were kidnapped while […]
A 300-level student of Lagos State University, Olowa Kehinde, 24, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Friday. The PUNCH gathered that the incident happened when Kehinde and his younger brother, Segun, and three others were returning to Lagos from Warri. It was also learnt that they were attacked by gunmen along the Benin-Ore Expressway […]
