•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 […]
•Governor Aiyedatiwa and gunmen Sudden rise in cases of kidnapping, killing and other crimes in Ondo State calls for concern and immediate actions by all security agencies and the state government as the state is currently under siege again. The situation has worsened to the point that the perpetrators have become daring that they go [&hel...
•Social media A cybersecurity expert, Loveth Odozor, has raised the alarm that kidnappers now use social media to identify and track victims. This is even as she called for the adoption of digital safety measures to help combat the growing issues of kidnapping and insecurity in Imo State, reports The Guardian. Odozor, who hails from […]...
•AAUA main gate Kidnappers have demanded N7 million for the release of Omoniyi Eleyinmi, a staff member of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, who was abducted five days ago. Eleyinmi, a faculty officer in the university’s Faculty of Education, was reportedly kidnapped in front of his residence at Supare-Akoko in Akoko South...
•Armed Fulani herdsmen Residents of Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, are living in fear as kidnappers continue to terrorise communities, storming homes and demanding millions of naira in ransom. One recent victim, who spoke to our correspondent under strict anonymity, narrated his harrowing ordeal, describing how he was abducted at gunpoint ...
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