•Gunmen Kidnappers of four children in Kaduna have contacted the victims’ father, demanding N300 million ransom for their release. It was gathered that the abductors have threatened to kill the youngest child because of his cries. The kidnappers reportedly told Adamu to pay the ransom or the children would be killed. Adamu, who lives in [&hell...
•Governor Abdullahi Sule North should not continue to use the Almajiri system to further hold Nigeria to ransom, Chairman of North Central Governors’ Forum Abdullahi Sule has said. Sule said since the system is common to the North and constitutes a “huge problem”, the region’s leaders must collectively seek an end to it, reports The […]...
•Gunmen Abductors of Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode, a Catholic priest in Edo State, have reportedly demanded a ransom of N200 million for his release. It was earlier reported how the attackers kidnapped the Reverend Father and whisked him into the bush on Sunday. The kidnappers, it was gathered, contacted the Catholic Diocese of Auchi, led […]...
•Late Damilola A 20-year-old man, Paul Jeremiah, has been arrested for the murder of a 100-level female student at the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State. The state police command’s spokesman, SP William Aya, confirmed the suspect’s arrest today, reports Daily Trust. Aya said the suspect was arrested on Wednesday in Lokoja and he is curren...
•Gunmen An 18-year-old girl has been killed by kidnappers in Obasa, Mile 6, along Ajebo Road, in the Abeokuta area of Ogun State. Police authorities confirmed the girl’s death in Abeokuta today, saying the victim was slain after the kidnappers collected N1 million from her father, reports Channels TV. Spokesperson of the Ogun State Police [&he...
•Bandits Nigerians paid N1.048 billion as ransom to kidnappers between July 2023 and June 2024, a report has shown. The report, released yesterday by the SBM Intelligence, showed that 7,568 people were kidnapped across the country within the period, reports Daily Trust. SBM Intelligence is an Africa-focused market/security intel gathering cons...
Suspected kidnappers are demanding a ransom for the release of Christiana Idowu, a 300-level student at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, who was abducted on August 19 along the Ikorodu-Yaba Road. Christiana was on her way from her home in Itaoluwo, Ikorodu, to the University of Lagos, Yaba, where she was undergoing industrial t...
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the release of 20 medical students and others abducted in Benue State. A statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi today, said the victims who were held in the Ntunkon forest, ADO Local Government Area of Benue state, were rescued yesterday by the office of the […]
•The suspect Residents of Nepa community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State have caught a suspected kidnapper who collected N1.5 million ransom from the relatives of his victims in Jos, Plateau State capital. The spokesman of the state police command, DSP Alabor Alfred, who confirmed the incident to our correspondent, said the...
•Late Emir, Isa Muhammad Bawa The son of Sokoto District Head who died in captivity on Tuesday has been released after the payment of ransom. His elder brother, Surajo Isa, confirmed this to our correspondent last night, reports Daily Trust. He said the bandits collected N60 million and five motorcycles given to secure their release. […...
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