•Gunmen Unidentified gunmen, today, kidnapped a former member representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal constituency, Delta State at the House of Representatives, Joan Mrakpor, killing a police officer. It was gathered that Mrakpor who is the immediate past Commissioner for Technical Education in the State was abducted in her Church, located off D...
•Gunmen Gunmen on Tuesday abducted a former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti (EKSU), Professor Femi Olaofe, in his residence at Housing Estate, Ado- Ekiti, Ekiti State capital. Olaofe, a native of Are-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area, is a Professor of Industrial Chemistry, who recently retired from the...
•Lagos PPRO Benjamin Hundeyin The Lagos State Police Command has successfully thwarted a kidnapping attempt on high-net-worth individuals in the city. The breakthrough operation, which occurred yesterday, Thursday, July 4, 2024, was announced during a press briefing held at the Command Headquarters in Ikeja by the Police Public Relations Offic...
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has foiled a kidnap attempt after a gun battle which ended in the death of two of the kidnap suspects. This was made known yesterday in a statement issued by the command’s public relations officer (PPRO) Timfon John, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), and made available to The […]
•Gunmen Gunmen have kidnapped a driver and police orderly working for Chief Cornwell Ihunwo, the traditional ruler of Rumu-Elechi community in Nkpolu-Oroworuko, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The incident occurred at 8pm yesterday around the Eagle Island area of the capital city, reports Channels TV. Godstime Ihunwo, a vigilante lead...
•Fr. Mikah Suleiman Suspected bandits have kidnapped the parish priest of St. Raymond Catholic Church Damba, Gusau, Zamfara State, Revd. Fr. Mikah Suleiman. The spokesperson of Zamfara State Police Command, Yazid Abubakar, said the priest was kidnapped around 3 am yesterday at his residence in the Damba area of Gusau, reports Channels TV. He n...
•Gunmen Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a pregnant woman, simply identified as Mrs. Ogunbunmi, in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. Mrs. Ogunbunmi, who is due for delivery, was said to have left her home in Oke Lantoro, to the State Hospital, Ijaiye, Abeokuta, reports Vanguard. •Mrs. Ogunbunmi It was reliably gathered that her husband, Ogunbunmi Lat...
•Gunmen Residents of Piko, a remote community in the Bwari Area Council of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), were thrown into panic when suspected gunmen invaded the area and allegedly kidnapped 13 persons. It was gathered that the deadly operation which occurred at midnight Sunday in the community, lasted for over one hour, without any challen...
•Pirates Seven maritime travellers have been feared kidnapped along the Onne estuary. It was learnt that the incident occurred yesterday as some unsuspecting travellers set out to Port Harcourt by boat, reports Channels TV. The Rivers State Police Command confirmed the incident today. In a telephone conversation, the Public Relations Officer o...
•Gunmen Gunmen again, last night reportedly invaded the Bmuko Community, in the Dutse Baupma axis of the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, kidnapping four residents in the area. A resident of the community, Mr Isah, who spoke to newsmen today, said the gunmen arrived in the community at about 11:50 pm on […]
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