There was a drama at the Kwannawa motor park in Dange-Shuni local government area of Sokoto state on Sunday as a commercial driver identified one of his abductors amongst his passengers, Daily Trust reports. Our correspondent learnt that the driver had spent three weeks in captivity before his release after the payment of an undisclosed […]
Residents of Omuo Ekiti have allegedly beaten to death, a middle-aged man accused of attempting to kidnap a boy in the area. The police command in the state has since confirmed the incident, warning residents of the state against taking laws into their hands by illegally applying jungle justice on suspects. According to local sources, […]
Sade Ale, wife of Olugbenga Ale, chief of staff to Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, has regained freedom. She was abducted at Owena in Idanre local government area of the state on Thursday night. The victim returning from a business trip to Lagos when her vehicle was attacked and she was forced away alongside […]
Unknown Gunmen have kidnapped the wife of the Chief of Staff to Ondo State Governor , Rotimi Akeredolu, Mr Olugbenga Ale This happened as the state is battling with the death of the Olufon of Ifon, Oba Israel Adeusi, who was killed by some gunmen suspected to be kidnappers at the Elegbeka area of Ose […]
Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested three suspects in connection with the stealing of a three -day- old baby at Rigasa in Igabi Local Government Area of the state. The Command’ s Public Relations Officer , ASP Mohammed Jalige , said the baby stolen from Kaduna shortly after birth, was found by […]
A 6-year-old, Anas Saidu, who kidnapped and killed a 16-year-old boy, Tijjani Saidu, in Kano has pleaded for a public execution by hanging. He wants the public to help him beg the victim’s father for forgiveness on his behalf. Speaking when he led a team of police detectives and medical personnel to a farm located […]
Nine people have been arrested over the killing of the Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, Phillip Shekwo. Governor Abdullahi Sule disclosed this on Friday while hosting members of the Trade Union Congress in Lafia, the state capital. He noted that the arrest is a result of intensified combing of the routes followed […]
The Akwa Ibom State High Court 7 sitting in Uyo, has sentenced three persons to death by hanging for kidnapping a four year-old boy. The boy was said to have been kidnapped on November 18, 2016 in Ikot Inyang Idung village, Uyo local government area. The condemned kidnappers were 24 year-old Victor Etim Bassey and […]
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has painted a dismal picture of insecurity in Nigeria as he said bandits, in the northern part, now go into houses to kidnap people. The Sultan made the comment on Thursday during the 4th quarter 2020 meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, NIREC, in Abuja. “How much an […]
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has thwarted the attempted abduction of 19 persons on the Pei -leilei road along Kwali axis . The force said it was making efforts to rescue the three victims in custody of the gunmen who escaped into the forest on Wednesday . According to a statement on Thursday by […]
