Tag: kidnapping

Heartbroken Parents Wait for Over 300 Abducted Schoolchildren

Nigeria mass kidnapping leaves over 300 students and staff in captivity. Families in Niger State living in fear, grief and uncertainty. NSA assures parents that kidnapped children are alive and…

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Nasarawa Police Rescue Three Children After Suspect Lured Them With Biscuits

The Nasarawa State Police Command successfully prevented a child trafficking incident in Mararaba after responding swiftly to a distress call, leading to the arrest of a suspect and the rescue…

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Female Cook, 2 Others Arrested For Kidnapping in Delta

Two people and one unidentified female Cook, were, yesterday, arrested in connection with the kidnapping of one Emmanuel Piopio, at Agbarho in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.…

Monarch’s Twin Daughters, Aides Abducted By Gunmen in Kwara

Kwara state police command has confirmed the abduction of Twin daughters of Samuel Adelodun, traditional ruler of Obbo Aiyegunle in Ekiti LGA of Kwara state. The incident which occured on…

Suspected Kidnapper Spends Ransom on Children’s School Fees, Feeding

  A suspected kidnapper, Tosin Oke, also known as "Old Soldier," has confessed to spending his share of the ransom on his children's education and household expenses.   Oke, who…

Kaduna: 937 Killed by Bandits, 1,972 Kidnapped in 2020 – Commissioner

Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna State on Wednesday received his State 2020 Annual Security Report, in which 937 people were said to have been killed by bandits and 1,972…

Man Sentenced To Death For Kidnapping 4-Year-Old Boy in Akwa Ibom

A man identified as Ekerete Ukpong, 31 has been sentenced to death for kidnapping a four-year-old boy in Ikot Ekpene LGA of Akwa Ibom State. Justice Augustine Odokwo of the…

Allow NYSC Members Serve In Their Zones — Afenifere Tells FG

    The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has urged the Federal Government to allow graduates performing their mandatory one-year National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) programme to serve within their geopolitical…

Troops Foil Attack by Bandits on Another School in Kaduna

The Nigerian army says it has foiled the attempt of bandits to abduct another set of students in Turkish International Secondary School, Kaduna.  In a statement issued on Friday, army…

Kaduna: Bandits Free Remaining 15 worshipers of Emmanuel Baptist Church

Bandits have freed the remaining 15 of the 66 abducted worshipers of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kakau Daji in Kaduna State. Bandits had on October 31, 2021, abducted 66 worshippers at…