•Gunmen Abductors of students of the College of Health Sciences at the University of Jos in Plateau State have established contact with the families of the kidnapped students. The kidnapped have demanded a ransom of ₦50 million to secure the release of their hostages, reports Channels TV. The Students’ Union Government (SUG) at the varsity, [&...
•Gunmen The abductors of the former Sarkin Gobir Sabon Birni, who is now the district head of Gatawa, have reportedly demanded N1 billion to release him and his two other relatives. The district head, his son and younger brother were abducted at Kwanan Maharba while they were coming back from Sokoto last Saturday, reports Daily […]
•NYSC members Kidnappers who abducted five youth corps members travelling along Ifon/ Owo road on Friday evening have demanded a sum of N15m ransom, threatening to kill the victims if the families failed to pay the ransom. The kidnappers were said to have contacted the families of the victims over the weekend, demanding N30m per […]
•Gunmen Gunmen on Tuesday abducted a former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti (EKSU), Professor Femi Olaofe, in his residence at Housing Estate, Ado- Ekiti, Ekiti State capital. Olaofe, a native of Are-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area, is a Professor of Industrial Chemistry, who recently retired from the...
•Gunmen Residents of Piko, a remote community in the Bwari Area Council of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), were thrown into panic when suspected gunmen invaded the area and allegedly kidnapped 13 persons. It was gathered that the deadly operation which occurred at midnight Sunday in the community, lasted for over one hour, without any challen...
•Singer Gnewzy A singer, Goodnews Emuemu, aka Gnewzy, has been kidnapped in Delta State. The music artiste, who is signed to Eric Many Records, was said to have been abducted on his way back from a show in the early hours of today, Monday, April 29, 2024. According to the singer’s manager, Obas9ice, who was […]
•Abducted Risikat Oladokun Suspected kidnappers of an Ogun State-based business woman, Risikat Oladokun, have refused to set her free after payment of ransom to the tune of N5million, the husband lamented today. The victim was abducted by gunmen on March 12 in Awa Ijebu, Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state, while returning from [&he...
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested a suspected kidnapper identified as Roland Raymond. The command disclosed this known via its X handle. According to the information by the command, Raymond, a resident of Detti village, Ganye Local Government Area, was nabbed while attempting to collect ransom. The Adamawa police als...
•The suspects The Lagos State Police Command apprehended two undergraduate companions who orchestrated a fake kidnapping scheme to extort money from their parents. The suspects, 21-year-old Balogun Ayodele, a second-year student at Lagos State University of Education, Ijanikin, and Okuomo Dennis, also 21 years old and a student at the National...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has instructed security agencies in the country to ensure the safe return of all kidnap victims in different parts of the country, just as he tasked them to ensure no ransom is paid to achieve this. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, disclosed this while addressing journalists...
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