Gunmen Kidnap Reverend Father In Abuja Suburb

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a Reverend father, Matthew Dajo, of the St Anthony Catholic Church, in Yangoji village, Kwali Area Council in Abuja suburb. A resident of…

EXTRA: Security agencies Wished Us Luck As We Went To Pay Ransom – Families Of ABU 9

The nine students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, abducted six days ago along the Kaduna-Abuja highway have regained their freedom. Daily Trust gathered that families of the French Language…

Nine abducted ABU students ‘regain’ freedom after a week in captivity

Nine students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna state, who were abducted by kidnappers have reportedly regained their freedom. They were abducted during an attack on motorists along Kaduna-Abuja road…

Bandits kill PDP chairman, Dako, in Katsina

The Peoples Democratic Party in Katsina State has mourned the death of its chairman for Sabuwa Local Government Area of the state, Alhaji Lawal Dako. Dako died on Friday of…

Report: Gunmen demand N100m ransom for six kidnapped policemen

Gunmen holding six assistant superintendents of police (ASPs) have demanded N100 million for their release. The policemen who have been held hostage for over a week were attached to the…

Gunmen Kill District Head, Son In Zango Kataf, Two Others In Giwa LGA Kaduna

A map showing Kaduna, a state in Nigeria’s North-Central region. A map showing Kaduna, a state in Nigeria’s north-west region. The district head of Gidan Zaki village in Zango Kataf…

9 kidnapped persons on Kaduna-Abuja highway rescued

The Kaduna State Government says troops on internal security operations have rescued nine persons kidnapped along Kaduna-Abuja highway on Sunday afternoon. The state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs,…

Teacher Arrested For Kidnapping Former Pupil In Ogun

Police have arrested a teacher for kidnapping his eight-year-old former pupil in the Akute area of Ogun State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this…

Gunmen abduct 16 market women leaders, others in Ondo

….10 rescued by police, four kidnappers arrested No fewer than 16 market women market leaders and other passengers have been abducted along Akure/ Owo highway in Ondo state by gunmen.…

Man bags life imprisonment for kidnapping

An Ado Ekiti High on Thursday sentenced one Kayode Seun, 28, (aka DJ Glory) to life imprisonment for kidnapping. In his judgement, Justice Abiodun Adesodun said, the accused was found…

Irate youths raze church, houses in Benue community over missing male organs

Irate youths Tuesday morning reportedly razed the Divine Shadow Church belonging to one Prophet Joshua Uhembe and selected buildings of his alleged accomplice, Noah Saka in Daudu, Guma Local Government…

Gunmen kidnap 11 teachers

Gunmen kidnapped 11 teachers from a primary school in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region, the head of the Presbyterian Church said. Heavily armed assailants stormed the church-run school in the town…

US forces rescue kidnapped American in Nigeria

US military forces rescued an American citizen in Nigeria , the Pentagon said on Saturday , days after he was kidnapped by gunmen in the south of neighbouring Niger and…

American kidnapped in Niger regains freedom

An American citizen kidnapped by gunmen in Niger earlier this week has been freed, the country’ s defence minister told AFP on Saturday . “ I confirm the American hostage…

DSS Arrests Prophet, Three Others Over Allege Attempt To Kidnap Bayelsa Council Boss

The Department of State Services (DSS) in Bayelsa State on Friday arrested a 43-year-old Prophet, Kingsley Jeremiah Amos and three others over an alleged attempt to kidnap and sending life…