Abductors Of Ex-NYSC DG Demand N250m Ransom
Abductors Of Ex-NYSC DG Demand N250m Ransom Kidnappers of a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), retired General Maharazu Tsiga, have demanded a N250 million ransom for…
Enugu-Nsukka Highway Turns Kidnappers’ Den as Police Dismiss Reports, Threaten Whistleblowers”
The Uguwuogo Nike-Opi-Nsukka highway in Enugu State has become a hotspot for kidnappers, with at least three abductions reported in less than four days last week. Despite the alarming…
BREAKING: Kidnaped Abia Electoral Commission Chairman Regains Freedom
The Chairman of Abia State to Independent Electoral Commission, Prof. George Chima, has regained freedom from his abductors. In an exclusive telephone chat with CrimeFacts.mews on Saturday afternoon, the spokesperson…
EXTRA: I have repented, kidnap kingpin Evans tells court
Convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, on Thursday, told the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja that he has repented from his criminal activities and has applied to…
Imo: Chilling Story Of How Mother, Son Were Slaughtered After Paying #5M Ransom
In the now embattled community of Amakohia-Ubi in the Owerri West Council area of Imo state, locals made a disturbing discovery on the 27th of November, 2024. The bodies of…
Gunmen abduct two Catholic reverend sisters in Nigeria’s Southeast
Some gunmen have abducted two Catholic reverend sisters along Ufuma Road in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that the victims were on their way…
Police arrest girl, boyfriend for faking kidnap, collecting N2m ransom
OPERATIVES of the Delta State Police Command, have arrested a young girl, Princess Okolie and her boyfriend Prince Atigbi, at Asaba, the State capital, for faking her kidnap and collecting…
Gunmen abduct pastor, wife, children in Ondo, demand N75m ransom
The Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun on Saturday confirmed the abduction of an Anglican priest, simply identified as Cannon Olowolagba, his wife and two children. The…
Family accuses police of demanding fees to track kidnapped 7-year-old
A 7-year-old girl, Mercy Akande, who is the daughter of a female Point-of-Sale operator in Ogun State has been reportedly kidnapped by an unnamed man. The incident, which occurred on…
Anambra: Police nab kidnap suspect disguising as IPOB member
The Police Command in Anambra has apprehended a suspect, Chukwuma Obi who disguises as a member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to issue kidnapping threat to unsuspecting…
Kidnappers kill 10-year-old boy in Plateau after ‘collecting N150k ransom’
Tasi’u Abdullahi, a 10-year-old boy, has reportedly been killed by kidnappers in Rikkos community, Jos North LGA of Plateau state. Aliyu Muhammad, uncle to the deceased, told journalists on Tuesday…
Gunmen abduct ‘seven travellers’ in Sokoto
Gunmen have reportedly abducted seven travellers in the Sabon Borno area of Sokoto state. According to Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the gunmen intercepted…
Police neutralise three suspected kidnappers, arrest two others in Imo
The police command in Imo says it has dismantled a notorious kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate in Orogwe, Owerri West Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesman, ASP…
Man arrested after killing burying friend over N30m
THE Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda has said that operatives have arrested four murder suspects including the mastermind who duped the victim of N30 million before…
Report: Nigerians paid N2.23tn as ransom in 12 months
The National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Nigerians paid a total of N2.23tn as ransom over the 12 months between May 2023 and April 2024. This sum was paid…