•The convict, Jibrin Halilu Barely 24 hours after a Katsina State High Court sentenced to death a female arms courier arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), a High Court of Kogi State has also imposed the death penalty on a man the Department of State Security, DSS, successfully prosecuted for kidnapping and murdering […]
•The suspects Operatives of the Department of State Services and troops of the Nigerian Army yesterday foiled a major attempt by members of the outlawed Eastern Security Network to kidnap scores of students writing the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination in some Southeast states. The targeted schools for the abductions w...
•Bandits Some bandits invaded the Igbosi area of Idogun in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, destroying two buildings and kidnapping a nine-year-old boy in the early hours of today. It was gathered that the bandits entered the community at about 1am, shooting sporadically to scare residents, reports The PUNCH. They reportedly destroyed ...
•Policemen The Oyo State Police Command has commenced intensive investigations into the abduction of Mrs. Olufunmilayo Aduke Adegoke, sister of a former Minister of Power, and her twin sons, who were reportedly kidnapped in Ibadan earlier today. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, the Com...
•The protesters Civil society groups are staging a protest in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, over the recent abduction of pupils and teachers in the state. The demonstration comes a few days after teachers protested in Ogbomoso, where the kidnapping incident occurred, demanding urgent action over the fate of the victims, reports Channels TV. T...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Oyo State Wing, has directed all public primary and secondary school teachers across the state to embark on an indefinite strike beginning today, Monday, June 1, 2026, over the continued abduction of teachers and pupils. The union said the industrial action became necessary following the failure to secure t...
•Kidnapped Major General Rabe Abubakar (rtd) Suspected armed bandits have abducted retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former Director of Defence Information, along with his wife in Katsina State. Reports say the incident happened along the Katsina–Matazu road when the retired senior military officer was travelling with his wife yesterday. ...
•Students protest The President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, has called on all branches of the association, along with allied partners, to participate in a solidarity and advocacy rally in Oyo State on Monday, June 1, following the kidnapping of students and teachers in Oriire Local Governm...
•Gunmen Two staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) have reportedly been kidnapped in Ibadan, Oyo State. This comes as the state police command dismissed viral reports of a mass abduction in Abanla community and other parts of Ibadan, the state capital, reports Daily Trust. In a statement issued yesterday, police spokes...
•Nigerian Senate Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, yesterday condemned the abduction of 87 students and teachers in Borno and Oyo states within 24 hours. Bamidele, also Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, added that the recent abduction accentuated the need to expedite the establishment of state ...
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