kidnapping

Bandits have killed an abducted student in Kaduna State after four months in captivity and ransom payment. The victim, identified as Godwin Bitrus, a student of Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, in Jema'a Local Government Area, was abducted alongside other victims on December 31...

The Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed the killing and abduction of worshippers during an attack on a Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Eda Oniyo, Ilejemeje Local Government Area. Police Public Relations Officer SP Abutu Sunday said in a statement on Wednesday that five gunmen stormed the...

Gunmen invaded a church on the outskirts of Eda Oniyo Ekiti in Ilejemeje Local Government Area on Tuesday evening during an open-air crusade, killing the presiding pastor and abducting several worshippers, including elderly persons and children. Sources in the community said the heavily armed...

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted 23 pupils and the wife of the proprietor of Dahallukitab Group of School in Zariagi, Kogi State. The attack occurred on Sunday night around 10:30 pm as assailants stormed the school premises, which also serves as an orphanage, firing sporadically...

The Nigerian Army's Operation Enduring Peace has rescued a kidnapped woman and recovered N8 million ransom in Qua'an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State. According to task force spokesperson Chinonso Oteh, troops tracked the victim to Padam Forest following intelligence from an arrested...

Unknown gunmen killed no fewer than three residents and abducted two others in Sati-Ikov Council Ward of Ushongo Local Government Area, Benue State. According to a resident who spoke to Leadership, the incident occurred Saturday night near Sati village when gunmen ambushed mourners returning...

The Digest: A new report by SB Morgen (SBM) Intelligence has revealed the staggering financial scale of Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis. According to the report, Nigerians paid over N2.57 billion in ransom in one year, cementing what the firm calls the Ransom Economy, a lucrative criminal...