The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested six suspected kidnappers and rescued three abducted persons in a daring operation in Lafia Local Government Area. The operation was carried out in collaboration with local vigilantes in Angara and Fadaman Bauna villages of the Lafia East Development Area. The rescued victims, comprising two females and one male, […]
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Suspected terrorists have attacked Gidan Waya community in Kaduna State where they abducted 4 female students of the State College of Education (KSCOE), Gidan Waya in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the students were kidnapped at Mile 1 area of Gidan Waya . Spokesperson of the Kaduna State Student […]
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Not less than nine men suspected to be kidnappers, have been apprehended in Ogun State. The Ogun State Police Command said the suspects were “members of a notorious kidnap syndicate terrorising residents of Ogun State.” The command’s spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the syndicate used to operate along the Abeokuta-Ayetoro road, where many residents had been […]
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A four-year-old girl, Esther Olisa, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen, in Akure, Ondo State capital. According to reports, Esther was abducted on Saturday night, in front of their house, around the Danjuma area, Oke-Aro in Akure South local government area of Ondo State. It was learnt that the girl was kidnapped around 8pm, shortly […]
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Kidnappers who laid siege on Benin/Ekpoma highway for two days met their waterloo on Wednesday as three of them were killed by security men in a shootout. Kokomansion understands that the incident occurred by Okwo, in Ehor, Uhunmwode local government area of the State. The rampaging kidnappers had reportedly taken over the ever busy highway […]
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Some kidnappers suspected to be bandits have abducted two Chinese workers at the Zungeru Hydro Power Dam project in Niger State. Secretary to Niger State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane, made confirmation of the incident in Minna on Wednesday, saying the bandits also shot a Chinese worker and a Nigerian. Spokesperson of the Niger Police Command, […]
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Atleast 300 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara, were abducted on Thursday night, BBC Hausa reported, more than a week after 42 students and staff were kidnapped from a school in Kagara, Niger State. Zailani Bappah, the special assistant on public enlightenment, confirmed the abduction to BBC Pidgin on Friday morning. Recall that kidnappers dressed […]
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state, says it is impossible to end kidnapping in Nigeria because it has become a business. Mr. Wike said this on Monday when received a delegation of Rotary International District 9141 in his office in Port Harcourt. The governor said the menace is “negatively affecting all states of the federation”, […]
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As Reported by TheNews Magazine, attempt by suspected kidnappers to hijack a Lagos bound 15-seater commercial bus around Rumuji, in Emohua Local Government area of East-West road of Rivers State was foiled by gallant Policemen on Monday morning. Rivers State Police spokesman, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, who confirmed the incident said that as soon as the […]
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Kidnappers of a senior official of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, identified as John Ihenacho, have killed him after collecting ransom. Ihenacho was said to have been abducted by his captors in Ndoki community in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State last week It was learnt that the victim was later buried in […]
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