kidnappers

The Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers that had been making life unbearable for the people of Sabon Mariga in the Rafi area of the state. The suspects, Mohammed Kwairi, 23, and Emmanuel Idi, 21, were arrested by police operatives attached to Kagara division. It was...

The Niger Police Command has apprehended two suspected kidnappers terrorizing the people of Sabon Mariga in Rafi Local Government Area of the state. Operatives, acting on distress calls, nabbed the bandits while they were asking residents to pay N2.5m to a bank account or risk being kidnapped...

A final-year female undergraduate student of the Ebonyi State University in Abakaliki (name withheld) and four other suspects have been paraded by the Ebonyi State Police Command for their alleged involvement in the abduction of a businessman, Mr. Monday Oke. Parading the suspects at the …...

Witnesses said some hoodlums stormed the female hostel of the university in the early hours of Friday and abducted the students. The Akwa Ibom Police Command has begun a manhunt for the abductors of three female students of Obong University, Obong Ntak, … Read more via pulse.ng – Nigeria’s...

An unspecified number of people were reportedly kidnapped thursday along the Birnin Gwari – Funtua road. However, sources said more than 25 people may have been abducted. The incident was said to have occurred at about 3:45p.m. between Kiryoyi and Maganda villages of Birnin Gwari … Read...

The Nigerian Army says it has killed 68 bandits, arrested six suspected kidnappers and recovered 17 motorcycles in Zamfara from April to date. The brigade commander, 1 Army Brigade Command Sokoto, Brig.-Gen Udeagbala Kennedy disclosed this while handing over the six suspected kidnappers to the...

3 wives of a Kaduna businessman kidnapped, one sent back with a number. Three wives of Alhaji Adamu Nakwana, a businessman in Maganda village, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state, were............ Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2wYUCHj Get More...

Some passengers travelling between north and southern parts of the country are reportedly abducted by bandits . An official of NURTW says over 15 vehicles including long trucks, buses and commercial cars were intercepted by the armed kidnappers … Read more via Nigeria News today & Breaking...

The Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) has arrested a notorious kidnap kingpin cum-armed robber at the Maraban Yakawada, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The suspect, who was identified as Barau Ibrahim aka Rambo, was touted............... Read more via...

The Nigerian Army said on Saturday that it arrested 23 suspected cultists, who were conducting physical training for new recruits, initiation, robbery and kidnapping. The army also said that it arrested 15 other persons suspected to be pipeline vandals and recovered 31 jerry cans of refined...

The Police have appealed to members of the public to be patient with them as the move to rescue the kidnapped twins of Oba Lekan Balogun. The twins were kidnapped in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, last week. The abductors, who demanded N100million, reduced it to N40milion. Click here to...

The Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, yesterday pleaded with the kidnappers of his twin children to release them. He appealed to them to bear with him as he does not have the N100 million ransom (later reduced to N40m) being demanded. Click here to read more

A chief in Ndele community in the Emeoha Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chief Goodluck Umetor, who was kidnapped and freed last week, said his captors warned him not to block his bank accounts. Umetor, who was kidnapped around 10pm on April 2, 2018, said the kidnappers vowed to come...

Olaleye Aluko, Abuja The Nigeria Medical Association on Wednesday said it was worried about the spate of kidnapping of health personnel in the country, noting that 13 health workers were abducted since 2017. The Chairman of the NMA National Committee on Security, Dr Omolei Friday, who stated...

Four suspected kidnappers have been apprehended by the Edo State police and have been charged for allegedly abducting the manager of Ogba Zoo and Nature Gardens. This occurred two weeks after the victim, Andy Ehanire was released by kidnappers after 3 weeks in their custody. The suspects are...

The police in Ebonyi State have confirmed the rescue of a Catholic priest, Timothy Nwanja, abducted by gunmen in Okpokueze Nkomoro community, Imoho Development Centre, Ezza North Local Government Area of the State. Also rescued was the cook to the priest who was abducted with her boss. The...

The Police in Niger has announced the arrest of 21 suspected cattle rustlers and kidnappers terrorising residents across state. The Spokesman of the command, DSP Bala Elkalla, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Minna. According to him...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Governor Godwin Emefiele has expressed gratitude to the Federal Government and security agencies for the rescue of his wife, Mrs Margaret Emefiele. Mrs. Emefiele was released by her kidnappers on Saturday 1st October 2016, at Ugoneki community in Edo State...

The Ondo state Police command has said the abducted Laragunsin of Ode-Iyasan ‎community, Oba Abiodun Oyewunmi has been rescued unhurt. Police public relations officer, Mr Femi Joseph said the royal father regained his freedom at Gbelegun village, a riverine community in Edo state early on...

The Delta State House of Assembly on Tuesday in Asaba approved life imprisonment for any person convicted of kidnapping in the state. This followed the amendment of the Delta State Anti-Kidnapping Law 2016. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in a letter to the House appealed for reconsideration of Section...