Gunmen Invade FCT, Kidnap 15

  At least fifteen persons have been kidnapped by gunmen in the Pegi neighborhood of the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The gunmen were alleged to…

Kidnappers demand N150m for C’River commissioner’s release

  After eight days in captivity, kidnappers of the Cross River State Commissioner of Women Affairs, Prof Gertrude Njar, have demanded N150 million for her release. This is according to…

Terrorists kidnap 10 in Zamfara, demand N20m ransom

  Again, terrorists have attacked two communities in Zamfara State where they kidnapped 10 locals and demanded for N20 million ransom. Spokesperson of the Zamfara Police Command, SP Mohammed Shehu,…

Kidnapped university professor released

  The Nigeria Police Force, Oyo State Command, on Monday confirmed the release of Adigun Agbaje, a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, by his abductors. Adewale Osifeso, the police…

Naira redesign: Kidnappers will demand ransom in dollars, says Gumi

  Ahmad Gumi, an Islamic cleric, says the naira redesign policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will make kidnappers resort to dollars for ransom. On October 26, the…

Tenant Sells Osun Landlord To Kidnappers For N1m – Police

  Officers of the Osun State Police Command have discovered the decomposing body of an aged landlord, Oladepo Asaolu, after about four days of disappearance. It was gathered that Asaolu,…

Alleged kidnap, John Ewa kingpin not UNICAL graduate — Registrar

  The University of Calabar, on Wednesday said that the alleged kidnapper, John Ewa, popularly called “John Lyon” was not a graduate of the institution. A statement issued in Calabar…

How kidnap kingpin John Ewa was nabbed in Abuja, moved to Yenagoa

  John Ewa Suspended kidnap kingpin behind a series of high profile kidnap incidents in Bayelsa State has been arrested by operatives of Operation Puff Adder in Abuja and the…

Evans sentenced to 21-year imprisonment for kidnapping

  Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday sentenced kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, and his co-defendant, Victor Aduba, to 21 years imprisonment…

Priests kidnapped, church burned in Cameroon attack

  Five priests, a nun and two churchgoers were kidnapped by attackers who set fire to a church in western Cameroon, the Catholic Church said Sunday, the latest violence in…

Nine dead, 10 injured as bus crashes into truck in Abuja

  Nine people have been killed, while 10 others sustained injuries, in an accident that occurred along the Yangoji-Abaji road in the federal capital territory (FCT). Bisi Kazeem, public education…

IPOB berates DSS over abductions denial, lists members allegedly kidnapped by secret police

By Ibe Pascal Arogorn The Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB has berated the Department of State Security Services for denying the claims of kidnapping Nigerians. The Nigerian secret police had…

Police Nab Kidnapper On Wanted List, Rescue Victim In Imo

  Operatives of the Imo State Police Command said they have arrested a wanted kidnap kingpin who has been on the run for a long time. They said that a…

Police confirm kidnap of 24-yr-old law student in Calabar

  The Commissioner of Police in Cross River state , CP Aminu Alhassan on Thursday confirmed the abduction of a 24-year-old law student , Miss Dora Effiom from her residence…

Wadume: Military panel clears 10 soldiers, Balarabe promoted

  More facts have emerged on the refusal of the military authorities to court-martial 10 soldiers, including their commander, Capt. Tijjani Balarabe, indicted by the police for involvement in the…