•Oba of Benin Ewuare II In a dramatic traditional response to the worsening security situation in Edo State, the Benin Kingdom yesterday launched a spiritual offensive against violent crime, invoking ancestral curses on kidnappers, ritual killers, cultists and other criminal elements while performing sacred rites to fortify the ancient kingdom...
Security operatives from Lagos and Ogun states have launched a joint offensive against criminal networks operating along the border corridor between the two states, leading to the arrest of 88 suspects, the rescue of five kidnapped victims, the recovery of arms and ammunition, and the death of four suspected criminals during encounters with se...
•Sunday Igboho (right) One week after theYoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho vowed to rescue victims of kidnapping in his hometown in Oyo State and led his team into the forest of Old Oyo National Park, the operation has been dogged by frustration and controversy, reports The Nation. In the […]...
•Sunday Igboho Residents of Igboho in Oyo State were thrown into celebration after a kidnapped family, including a pregnant woman, her children and a sibling, were reportedly released following a two-hour ultimatum issued by Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. A video circulating on social media showed large crow...
The Oyo State government has demolished a building used as a hideout by the kidnappers of Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, sister of former Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, and her twin sons. The government said the demolition was aimed at reinforcing its zero-tolerance stance against criminality, reports Channels TV. The exercise, carrie...
•FUTO main gate The Imo State Police Command has commenced a coordinated search and rescue operation following the abduction of a 17-year-old student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Mary Ezinwayi Uzoma. The 100-level Microbiology student was reportedly kidnapped along the FUTO/Ihiagwa Road in Owerri West Local Government Area,...
•Bandits The Eleda of Eda-Oniyo, Oba Joseph Awolola, has said that abductors of 15 worshippers in Ilejemeje, Ekiti, have demanded N1 billion for their release. Recall that 15 worshippers at the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) No. 2, Eda-Oniyo, Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti were abducted on Tuesday during a night vigil. A guest pastor ...
•FCT Minister Wike and bandits Residents of Kungabokun and Paze, two communities in the Byazhin district on the outskirts of Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, have narrated their horrific experiences following successive attacks by a gang of kidnappers. In operations occurring just a week apart, at least 16 persons were abducted across three separate...
•Bandits The Evangelical Church Winning All in Kwara State has raised the alarm over what it described as the worsening wave of kidnappings and killings across communities in Kwara South Senatorial District, urging authorities to take urgent action to restore security. The church’s position followed a fresh attack in Oyatedo village, in Irepod...
•Gunmen The kidnapped father of a former Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Kelechi Igwe, has been killed by his abdictors, the police have confirmed. The victim, Francis Igwe, was the traditional ruler of Ndufu-Alike in Ikwo Local Government Area of the state before his death, reports The Nation. According to the police, the monarch was [&helli...
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