A 26-year-old man, David Isaiah, who kidnapped and killed a commercial sex worker, Comfort James, with herbicide, was today sentenced to death by hanging by an Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division. Isaiah was charged with conspiracy, kidnapping and murder alongside his friend, Saviour Daniel, who died during the pendency of the court tri...
The Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has identified betting platforms, fintech platforms, the use of wire transfers and crypto exchanges, and spare part businesses, among others, as channels used in moving proceeds of Kidnapping for Ransom (KFR) in and out of the country. Other channels include livestock, the use of cash in moving KF...
•Governor Okpebholo of Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo has suspended the Okumagbe of Uwano Kingdom, Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area, Dr George Egabor, over recent cases of incessant kidnapping and killings in his domain. The suspension is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Okpebholo...
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 34-year-old suspect, Tahamado Demian, for the kidnapping of two Catholic priests, Reverend Fathers Abraham Samman of the Jalingo Diocese and Matthew Dusami of the Yola Diocese. This was disclosed in a statement that the command’s spokesperson, Suleiman Nguroje, shared on X.com last night. The sta...
•Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State The release over the weekend at Ibilo in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State of the kidnapped National President of the Afenifere Youth Council, Prince Eniola Olajuni, after spending 12 days in captivity, has been described as an indication that Edo is the capital of kidnapping and violent [&hel...
•Edo State House of Assembly Edo State House of Assembly today passed the State Kidnapping Prohibition Law 2025 and approved death sentence for offenders. The majority leader, Charity Aiguobarueghian, had earlier moved the motion for the house to resolve into the committee of the whole to consider the bill clause-by-clause, reports NAN. The mo...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) across the country have apprehended multiple groups of armed robbers, cultists and hoodlums targeting fun seekers and engaging in gangsterism during Christmas celebrations. The police said that twenty three criminals have been arrested, reports The Nation. The Force said the ar...
•Bandits The National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Nigerians paid a total of N2.23 trillion as ransom over the 12 months between May 2023 and April 2024. This sum was paid by households affected by kidnapping incidents, highlighting the growing threat posed by criminal activities in the country. According to the NBS’s latest Crime [&...
•The suspect with his victim The Sokoto State Police Command has cracked down on a kidnapping syndicate, arresting the prime suspect, 18-year-old Abba Aliyu, who is a neighbour to the complainant from the Badon Hanya area of Sokoto State. A statement made available to newsmen in the state today by the spokesman of the command, […]
A member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Aminu Ibrahim, who represents Kaura Namoda State Constituency, is in police custody over alleged banditry and kidnapping. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Muhammad Shehu Dalijan, confirmed the arrest of the lawmaker in an exclusive interview with our correspondent. He revealed also th...
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