•Gunmen Suspected bandits have killed a former Vice Chairman of Bukkuyyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Hon. Mu’azu Muhammad Gwashi, despite collecting a ₦15 million ransom from his family. It was gathered that Gwashi was abducted about five months ago and held in captivity until he was murdered last weekend, reports The Guardian. Co...
•DSS operatives The Department of State Service has reportedly arrested a medical doctor said to be supplying drugs to kidnapping gangs operating in parts of Kwara State. The suspect, whose name could not be ascertained at press time, was intercepted in the Jebba area after intelligence reports revealed that some couriers had been moving medic...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has passed a resolution classifying kidnapping as an act of terrorism, stipulating that an amendment to the Terrorism Act be made to impose the maximum penalty of death. The resolution was made during plenary today. Under the new law, according to the upper legislative arm, once a kidnapping conviction is establishe...
•Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State Two brothers kidnapped along Adughe–Imoga Road in Edo State have regained their freedom after their abductors reportedly fell asleep in the forest. The brothers, identified as Isaac and Victor Olayere, were abducted on November 8, throwing the Uma/Imoga community into confusion after the kidnappers deman...
•Gunmen One of the students of Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary, Ivianokpodi, Estako East Local Government Area, Emmanuel Alabi, who was abducted on July 10, 2025, has been killed. Gunmen struck at the minor seminary and abducted three students, Japhet Jesse, Joshua Aleobua, and late Alabi, reports The Nation. Jesse managed to escape while...
•Gunman Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested three suspected kidnappers after they collected N2 million ransom from their victim and still shot him. The suspects, identified as Chukwuebuka Nka (25), Uche Okechukwu, and Somto Chukwuma, allegedly shot the victim in the leg after discovering he did not have enough money in h...
The Rivers State police command has arrested three suspected kidnappers in Obio-Akpor and Ikwerre local government areas for killing and collecting N10.4 million ransom from victims’ families. A statement signed by the police public relations officer, SP. Grace Iringe-Koko named the suspects as Hassan Mohammed, from Wandigah Town in Mandagali,...
•Tinubu and HURIWA logo The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly to urgently amend Nigeria’s Counter-Terrorism Act to classify kidnappers as terrorists, describing kidnapping as one of the most potent threats to national security and economic stability. Quoting...
•Gunmen The kidnappers of a 33-year-old man, Anas Ahmadu, his wife, and his daughter have demanded the sum of N600 million as ransom. •The kidnapped family A source close to the victims’ family members said the abductors were said to have called family members of the victims yesterday evening, before tabling their demand, reports The [&hellip...
•Odey Mathias and gunmen A comedian, Odey Mathias known as General Odey, has narrated his ordeal in the den of kidnappers for up to 50 days. “It was a very horrible experience and an unimaginable one that I won’t really wish my enemy to be part of,” he said on Channels TV today. He stated […]
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