Prof. Olayinka Adegbehingbe, an orthopedic surgeon at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, who was kidnapped on Sunday, said that N5.045 million was paid to secure his release. Adegbehingbe made the disclosure on Tuesday in Ile-Ife in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at his residence on the university campus. The surgeon, […]
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Some unidentified gunmen have kidnapped Susana Jonathan, Permanent Secretary of the Taraba State Ministry of Water Resources. Jonathan was said to have been kidnapped on Sunday at about 2:17am at her home, located around the ATC area of Jalingo, the state capital. Residents of the area stated that the gunmen stormed the house and picked […]
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The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the kidnap of five persons at Government Girls Secondary School Moriki in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Muhammad Shehu who made the confirmation in a statement in Gusau on Thursday, said no student was abducted. “On […]
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The house of representatives has summoned President Muhammadu Buhari for the second time in less than a month, over the insecurity in the country. The lawmakers summoned the president while deliberating on a motion on insecurity raised by Ahmed Safana from Katsina state. The president, who is currently away on a private trip to the […]
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Alhaji Musa Umar, the district head of Daura has been kidnapped by four unidentified gunmen. The kidnappers stormed Umar’s Daura residence at 7pm on Wednesday and sporadically shot into the air, scaring the hell out of bystanders, who scampered for safety. Umar had just returned from the mosque where he took part in the evening […]
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In a major blow to Police’s Operation Puff Adder, armed men blocked the Kaduna-Abuja highway on Monday, opened fire on some vehicles and abducted the chairman of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Mohammad Abubakar and his daughter. Abubakar’s driver was killed. Two other persons were also injured. The attack, which punctured the claimed successes of […]
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Four senior staff of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen while another was shot on Tuesday evening in River State. According to PRNigeria, the incident took place while the officers were on official duties. The officers were in the state to conduct an enumeration exercise to determine the number […]
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Suspected kidnappers on Saturday invaded Kajuru Castle, a resort and holiday centre in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna state, killing two people while three others were abducted. The armed gang reportedly shot sporadically after they stormed the castle. An expatriate was said to be one of the the two people killed. The victims were […]
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Justice Adedayo Akintoye of an Igbosere High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday ordered the suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans to engage a counsel by May 17. Akintoye gave the order due to the absence of Evans’ counsel, Mr Chino Obiagwu, SAN, for the third time in a row which again stalled the continuation of […]
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Kidnapping incidents in Jos, Plateau state capital, has taken a new turn with the victims being children between the ages of two and 10 years. Ahmad Salkida, journalist versed in security matters, dislosed this on Wednesday. In a series of tweets, Salkida said unlike Zamfara state where the abductions occur mostly in the rural communities, […]
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