kidnapping in nigeria

  1. Sokoto Monarch Alhaji Muhammad Bawa Tragically Killed After Ransom Plea

    Nigeria Sokoto Monarch Alhaji Muhammad Bawa Tragically Killed After Ransom Plea

    Sarkin Kudun Gatawa in Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Bawa, has been tragically killed by bandits after pleading for ransom assistance. Kidnapped along with his son, he called on the government to aid in their release. His death highlights the escalating insecurity and violence faced by Nigerian...
  2. Nigerians Cheer Governor Uba Sani's Free Education Offer for Kuriga Kids Amidst Calls for Enhanced Security

    Nigeria Nigerians Cheer Governor Uba Sani's Free Education Offer for Kuriga Kids Amidst Calls for Enhanced Security

    Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has extended a generous offer of free education to the rescued Kuriga school children through his foundation. Additionally, Governor Sani pledged to oversee the reconstruction of the Kuriga primary and government secondary schools, aiming to enhance...
  3. Pope Francis Expresses Grave Concern Over Kidnappings in Nigeria: Calls for Collective Action

    Europe Pope Francis Expresses Grave Concern Over Kidnappings in Nigeria: Calls for Collective Action

    In a brief message shared on his official social media handle, Pope Francis has expressed profound concern over the escalating rate of kidnappings in Nigeria, particularly in the Northwest region. The Pontiff, acknowledging the severity of the issue, extended his prayers to the Nigerian people...
  4. Growing Concerns Across Nigeria as Bandits' Threat to Marry Bride and Auction 62 Wedding Guests Sends Shockwaves

    Nigeria Growing Concerns Across Nigeria as Bandits' Threat to Marry Bride and Auction 62 Wedding Guests Sends Shockwaves

    In a shocking incident in Damari, Sabuwa LGA, Katsina State, bandits abducted a bride and 62 wedding guests last Thursday. The bandits released a video on social media, threatening to force the already married bride to marry one of them unless a ransom of N100 million is paid. They also vowed to...
  5. Former DSS Director, Mike Ejiofor, Shifts Stance on Ransom Payment After Personal Encounter; Nigerians React

    Nigeria Former DSS Director, Mike Ejiofor, Shifts Stance on Ransom Payment After Personal Encounter; Nigerians React

    Former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Mike Ejiofor, speaks out on the escalating kidnapping crisis in Nigeria, shedding light on both the immediate challenges and long-term solutions required to combat this menace. In a candid interview, Ejiofor, who himself fell victim...
  6. Nigerians Rejoice as Abducted Ekiti Schoolchildren and Teachers Finally Return Home

    Nigeria Nigerians Rejoice as Abducted Ekiti Schoolchildren and Teachers Finally Return Home

    The kidnapped schoolchildren and teachers from the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools in Emure-Ekiti, Ekiti State, have been freed after enduring a harrowing seven-day ordeal with their abductors. The release, which occurred around 2.00 a.m on Sunday, marks the end of an agonizing wait for the...
  7. Video: Seun Kuti Labels Nigeria Police As The Biggest Group of Kidnappers

    Nigeria Video: Seun Kuti Labels Nigeria Police As The Biggest Group of Kidnappers

    Seun Kuti asserts in a viral video that the Nigerian Police are the largest group of kidnappers in Nigeria, addressing the recent surge in kidnapping cases.
  8. Federal Government Warns Against Crowd-Funding for Kidnap Ransom Amid Security Crisis

    Nigeria Federal Government Warns Against Crowd-Funding for Kidnap Ransom Amid Security Crisis

    The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to refrain from crowd-funding through social media platforms to raise ransom funds for kidnap victims. Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, delivered the warning during a press briefing after the first Federal Executive Council meeting of 2024, chaired...
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    Metro How I Raised $420,000 Ransom For Release Of My Husband Allegedly Kidnapped By Evans, Others ― Woman | Nigerian Tribune

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    Metro Gunmen abduct police DPO - Premium Times

    Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the divisional police officer (DPO) for Mubi North Local Government Area in northern Adamawa State, security sources have said. Residents said the DPO, Ahijo Mujeli, was kidnapped Tuesday night at Mararraban Mubi while coming back from Yola, the...
  11. Nigeria News

    Metro Yobe: Dapchi school shut over fear of fresh attack - Daily Trust

    The Parents Teachers Association and the Association of Abducted Dapchi Children have closed down Government Girls Science Technical College Dapchi, Yobe State, over fear of a renewed attack by Boko Haram insurgents. Read more:
  12. Nigeria News

    Metro BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap school girls, 2 others in Kaduna - Daily Post

    Armed men have abducted six students and two teachers from a private school, Engravers College, a mixed-gender secondary school in Kaduna State at about 12:10 p.m on Wednesday. DAILY POST gathered that the attackers stormed Engravers College, a mixed-gender school near Kakau Daji village in...
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    Metro Daughter of Adamawa politician kidnapped, released in Abuja - PM News

    Aisha Umar Ado, daughter of a former governorship aspirant in Adamawa state, Dr. Umar Ardo, was kidnapped by gunmen in Abuja on Saturday night. But she was freed on Sunday, her father announced. read more
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    Metro Kidnappers free Abuja victim after ‘$15,000 ransom - The Cable

    Aishat Ardo, one of the residents of Abuja who was kidnapped on Saturday, has been freed after a ransom was paid by her father. TheCable learnt that she was released by her abductors on Sunday night after her father paid $15,000 in bitcoin. She was said to have been released in the Gwarimpa...
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    Metro Inability to pay my children's school fees forced me into kidnapping- Suspect- DailyTrust

    30-year-old Abdullahi Samaila has been arrested by men of the Niger state police command for being a kidnapper. In his confessional statement, Abdullahi who is a herdsman, said his inability to pay his children's school fees forced him to turn to kidnapping. READ MORE
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    Metro Kidnappers Kill Jeremiah Omolara, Winners Pastor In Kaduna, Abduct Wife - Nairaland

    A Pastor of the Living Faith Church, in Romi New Extension, a suburb of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Jeremiah Omolara has been shot dead by gunmen along the Kaduna- Abuja Expressway. Omolara was shot twice on the chest by the gunmen who abducted his wife and son. The son later...
  17. Nigeria News

    Metro Women abducted, 22 killed’ as gunmen raid Katsina communities - The Cable

    Twenty-two persons were reportedly killed while many women were abducted when suspected bandits attacked Zangon-Kankara and Makera in Kankara local government area of Katsina state. A resident of Zango-Kankara told TheCable that the attacks occurred on Thursday evening. He said while 18 people...
  18. Nigeria Metro News

    Metro Gunmen ‘abduct 28 travellers’ along Akure-Ado road – TheCable

    A total of 28 travellers in commercial buses have been allegedly abducted by gunmen along the Ado-Akure road in Ondo state. The gunmen were reported to have swooped on the travellers’ vehicles on Tuesday while navigating through the bad portions of the road. According to residents of the area, …...
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    Metro Gunmen Kidnap Son Of Former Minister Of Health Isaac Adewole – Sahara Reporters

    Yet-to-be-identified gunmen have kidnapped Dayo Adewole, son of the immediate past Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole. The kidnapping took place on Tuesday. The abductors have yet to contact the family of the victim. Eyewitnesses said he was ambushed at gunpoint on his farm in Iroko, near...
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    Politics Kidnapped A-Ibom PDP scribe regains freedom – Vanguard News

    The chapter Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Ubokobong Thompson, has been freed by his abductors. Vanguard gathered that the party scribe, was seized by hoodlums on motorcycles in Ukanafun and ferried to unknown hideout...
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