•Gunmen Gunmen on Thursday evening abducted three relations of former Daily Trust Editor, Malam Ahmed Ajobe. The victims include a male and two females, including Ajobe’s immediate younger sister, Halimtu-Sadiya Tahir, reports Channels TV. They were abducted on their way from a nearby community market in Awo, Ankpa Local Government Area of Kog...
•Leading Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye appeared in a military court in Kampala today The apparent abduction of veteran Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye from the streets of Nairobi brought widespread condemnation from rights groups and politicians today. Besigye, 68, disappeared on Saturday while visiting the Kenyan capital, a...
Residents in GRA Phase 3, around Evergreen junction, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have apprehended a suspected female child trafficker who attempted to abduct a teenage girl in their neighbourhood. The mother of the teenage girl, Mrs. Comfort Etim, revealed that the suspect who engaged her 12-year-old daughter along the street, enquired about ...
•Gunmen Gunmen, believed to be members of a secessionist group, have kidnapped some reporters en route to cover the Super Eagles match in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The abduction reportedly took place in Isseke, a notorious community in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, reports The Nation. While some sources claim the incident [&he...
•Bandits Bandits yesterday invaded the Primary Healthcare Centre at Kuyallo, Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, kidnapping two nurses and an unspecified number of patients. According to Musa Alhassan, one of the leaders of a local vigiÂlante group, the bandits initially targeted the nearby Government Day Secondary School, arri...
•Benedict Akika A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Chief Benedict Akika, has been kidnapped. Akika was kidnapped by suspected gunmen at his Olorunda residence in Lagelu Local Government Area last night, reports Nigerian Tribune. It was learnt that the gunmen who were armed with guns stormed his residence and threat...
•Gunmen A yet to be identified group of gunmen have kidnapped a Director working with the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue Service. The gunmen, numbering about six, were said to have kidnapped the director, Sir Aribibia John Fubara, when they arrived in a speedboat at about 8:20pm on Saturday, through Okirika Waterfront, near the [&helli...
•Gunmen The Ozo Title ceremony in Amakor village, Nanka Community of Orumba North Local Government Area in Anambra State turned bloody as gunmen kidnapped eight people and injured twelve. According to Barr Emmanuel Ilo, one of the Ozo title holders who was present at the event, his escape was by divine intervention, reports Daily Trust. [&hell...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the kidnapping of over 20 medical students from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos, in Benue State on their way to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu. NANS expressed willingness to engage in dialogue wi...
•Bandits About 20 medical students have been kidnapped in Benue State, the police authorities said today. The victims were on their way to Enugu State, passing through the Otukpo Local Government area in Benue before they encountered bandits, reports Channels TV. According to the Public Relations Officer of the Benue State Police Command, Sewu...
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