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August 15, 2016

Gunmen abduct retired Permanent Secretary in Kogi

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped a retired Permanent Secretary in Kogi State Civil Service. The victim, Moses Onivehu was reportedly kidnapped around Osara village along Okene/Lokoja road. According to Punch, the victim’s wife said her husband was kidnapped on Sunday evening at Kaba junction on his way back to Lokoja after spending the weekend with his... Read More

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August 10, 2016

Gunmen abduct another UNIPORT lecturer

Unidentified gunmen on Monday abducted a lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering, University of Portharcourt, Prof. John Okoli. Okoli was kidnapped at gunpoint from his residence in Omuoko, Aluu community in the Ikwerre Local Government Area. His abduction comes six days after the release of another UNIPORT lecturer Dr. Reginald Ohiri, who was also kidnapped.... Read More

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LASU suspends 3 students for attempted abduction of SUG president

The Lagos State University, LASU has suspended three of its students over attempts to abduct the president of the university’s student union, ‘Tayo Sekoni. The suspended students are Oladapo Mojeed Babatunde, 500 level; Adebanjo Fatai Adekoya, 500 level and Fola Kosoko, a fresh LASU graduate. According to a statement released by the school management, the... Read More

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RCCG pastor abducted by unknown gunmen during service

The Redeemed Christian Church of God Isawo, Ikorodu, Lagos State, was thrown into a frenzy on Sunday after some gunmen walked in and abducted the pastor during the service. The gunmen came to the church pretending to be new members, before whisking away the pastor, simply known as Bajomo. It was further learnt that the pastor,... Read More

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Gunmen abduct Lagos monarch

The Lagos State Police command has confirmed the kidnap of the traditional ruler of Iba community, Lagos State, Oba Goriola Oseni- the Oniba of Iba by unknown gunmen on Saturday. According to reports, the gunmen arrived the community on Saturday, around 10:30pm in two speedboats. An eye witness said the gunmen shot sporadically to announce... Read More

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Ambode’s account director, son abducted by gunmen

Some gunmen have abducted a director of account Thomas Otuyemi, in the office of the Lagos State Governor, Epe. Otuyemi, 60, was abducted by the gunmen alongside his son, on Saturday. According to reports, the gunmen, who came from the creeks in the Epe area, took both of them away to an unknown location. A... Read More

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Meet Ese Oruru’s baby girl (PHOTOS)

14-year-old Ese Oruru, who was abducted and later rescued, on Thursday, gave birth to her baby in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state. Ese was delivered of the child at the Government House Clinic where she gave birth to a baby girl. Pictures of the child and Ese Oruru’s joyous mother have now surfaced on the internet. See... Read More

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Serah Luka was not kidnapped from Chibok – BBOG holds firm, but praises military

The BringBackOurGirls campaigners, on Friday confirmed that the recently found Serah Luka, who the Nigerian military said was among the 219 school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014, is an SSS 1 student of GSS Chibok. According to a statement posted on Facebook by the spokesperson of the group, Sesugh Akume, Serah was abducted... Read More

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Chibok girls: APC says shame on Patience Jonathan

The All Progressives Congress (APC), South-East chapter, is gloating over the rescue of Amina Ali, one of the abducted Chibok school girls. The APC has in particular, ridiculed the former First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan and the governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose. Spokesman of the Caucus, Osita Okechukwu, said the rescue put the pair to shame... Read More

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4 children, pregnant wife of monarch abducted in Akwa Ibom

The pregnant wife and four children of a traditional ruler in Akwa Ibom, have been abducted by gunmen. The gunmen were said to have invaded the palace of Ubong Assam, the paramount ruler of Esit Eket in the wee hours of Monday, May 2. Asuquo Abia, the secretary, Traditional Rulers Council, Esit Eket, made the... Read More

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Gabriella Jóźwiak: 7 ways to support women and girls who escape from Boko Haram

Non-governmental organizations working in Nigeria have called for renewed focus on supporting women and girls who escape abduction, as the country marked the second anniversary of the Chibok school kidnappings last week. Two hundred and nineteen of the 276 girls abducted on April 14, 2014, from their secondary school in northeastern Nigeria by Muslim militant... Read More

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5 things you may have forgotten about the abduction of 276 Chibok girls

Two years ago, 276 school girls were forcefully taken away into captivity by members of the terrorist sect Boko Haram from their hostels in Chibok, Borno state. After the kidnap, sketch details of how the abduction took place started making its rounds in the media with no concrete version of how things happened exactly. As... Read More

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Catholic Priest abducted by Fulani herdsmen

A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Aniako Celestine, was on Saturday, abducted by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Owa community in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State. Father Celestine, who is in charge of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ukana, Udi LGA, was kidnapped on his way from his home town, Ezeagu. Vanguard reports that the herdsmen... Read More

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In Adamawa, 16 women and girls abducted by Boko Haram

Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday, abducted not less than 16 female residents of Sabongari Madagali, in Madagali Local Government of Adamawa state. A federal lawmaker representing Madagali, revealed to Premium Times that those abducted include 14 women and two girls. The member representing Michika/ Madagali Federal constituency, Adamu Kamale, said: “I just received the shocking... Read More

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My abductor ‘forcefully made love to me any time he wanted’ – Patience Paul

The news of Patience Paul Adaji, a 15-year-old teenager’s abduction came on the heels of the furor over the kidnap of Ese Oruru, hence the relevant authorities took immediate action and Patience was rescued on March 4. Patience, who’s from Ochobo in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, was abducted in Sokoto state and... Read More

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Ese Oruru’s abductor, Yinusa Dahiru charged with abduction, illicit sex…

The alleged abductor of Ese Oruru, the 14-year-old girl from Bayelsa state, Yinusa Dahiru was on Tuesday, March 8, arraigned in court. Yinusa Dahiru was arraigned before the Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa on a five count charge of abduction, illicit sex, unlawful canal knowledge, among others. Yinusa is alleged to have abducted Ese... Read More

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‘My life is in danger’ – Ese Oruru’s abductor, Yunusa, cries out

Yunusa ‘Yellow’ Dahiru, the young man alleged to have kidnapped 14 years old Ese Oruru, converted her to Islam and forcefully married her, says his life is being threatened in jail. According to the Leadership, Yinusa who is currently in police detention at the State Police Command in Bayelsa state, made this known through some... Read More

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In Ekiti, 4 lawmakers ‘arrested’ by DSS, Speaker cries ‘abduction’

Four lawmakers of the Ekiti state House of Assembly were on Friday, arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services. The lawmakers were arrested in connection to the alleged fraudulent activities that transpired before, during and after the last governorship election in the state. A former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in the... Read More

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Reuben Abati: Ese Oruru, the girl-child and a nation’s shame

Three different incidents in the last week cast, poignantly, in bold relief the plight of the girl-child in Nigeria. Thanks to The Punch newspaper which launched the #FreeEse, #JusticeforEse campaign and the civil society groups that took up the fight in a spirited manner. With the outrage and outcry that followed, within 72 hours, this... Read More

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Abduction of teenager who ‘spent months in Sultan’s palace’ under investigation

Reacting to reports that a teenage girl, Patience Paul, was abducted and forcefully married off in Sokoto, the state government on Thursday, revealed that it has ordered an investigation into the matter. The girl’s father, Paul Adaji, who’s from Ochobo in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, revealed that his daughter has been missing... Read More

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Ese Oruru returns home, Yinusa Yellow to be slammed with 3-count charge

After being abducted to Kano by Yunusa Yellow, 8-months ago, Ese Oruru and her mother, Rose, on Wednesday, made a return to Bayelsa State. While her alleged lover is in police custody in Abuja, Ese Oruru and her parents are currently at the Police Officers Mess in Yenagoa, where journalists have been denied entry. Yunusa... Read More

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Ese Oruru says ‘I’m not fine’… as father plans to take her to TB Joshua’s church

Ese Rita Oruru, the Bayelsa teenager, who was allegedly abducted in August 2015 and taken to Kano by a certain Yunusa Yellow, was rescued on Monday night through the combined efforts of the Kano state police, Kano Emirate Council and Punch Newspapers. The paper’s report on the issue led to a national coverage- which compelled... Read More

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Ese Oruru’s ‘alleged abductor’ to face criminal charges

Yunusa Yellow, the alleged kidnapper of Bayelsa teenager, Ese Oruru, would be made to face criminal charges. This was revealed by the Assistant Police Commissioner in charge of Zone 1 Police Headquarters, Kano, Shuaibu Gambo. Yunusa and Ese Oruru were flown from Kano to the Abuja Police Force Headquarters on Tuesday afternoon. “She would be... Read More

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January 3, 2016

Davido writes on the controversy with Sophia and Dele Momodu, shares exhibits (PHOTOS)

Below is an article penned by singer, Davido, to share his side of the raging controversy as he battles his baby-mama, Sophia Momodu and her uncle, Dele Momodu, for the custody of his love-child, Imade Adeleke. Birth of Imade Adeleke When the second trimester of Sophia’s pregnancy was closing, she tortuously announced to me that she... Read More

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November 29, 2015

Teenage girls abducted as Boko Haram attacks another Borno village

A ‘large’ number of teenage girls have been abducted from Bam village, in Biu Local Government of Borno state. Leadership reports that not less than seven people were killed when the insurgents attacked Bam in the wee hours of Sunday, November 29. The insurgents were said to have moved into the village around 3.30am, while most residents were... Read More

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OLX’s reaction to the Orekoya boys kidnap will shock you (READ)

by Chinwe Okafor We already criticised the fact that the mother of the three kidnapped Orekoya boys may have been careless enough to contract the kidnapper-nanny from a fraud prone platform, but we didn’t expect the administrators of the site would be unsympathetic about her plight. Days after the unfortunate abduction, the e-commerce platform, OLX has spoken... Read More

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Jonathan’s efforts to rescue Chibok girls came too late – Buhari tells Amanpour

by Isi Esene President Elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has accused the Administration of President Goodluck Jonathan of acting “too little too late” in its efforts to rescue over 200 girls abducted from the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State last year. Buhari, who received his Certificate of Return from the INEC Headquarters on Tuesday... Read More

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Boko Haram abduct over 400 women and children in Borno

by Panshak Ibrahim Barely 4 days to the presidential election, Boko Haram militants have reportedly kidnapped over 400 women and children from Damasak in Borno state. The town was recaptured from Boko Haram by troops from Niger and Chad earlier this month. According to Reuters, residents disclosed the kidnapping on Tuesday, March 24, there is,... Read More

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‘We shall arrest them’ – Police comb Zamfara for abducted Emir

by Ranti Joseph The police in Zamfara have commenced search for the Emir of Bukkuyum, Muhammadu Usman, who was abducted from his palace on Friday night by some gunmen. The Police spokesperson in Zamfara, DSP Sanusi Aminu, disclosed this in an interview in Gusau on Saturday. He said the police in collaboration with other security... Read More

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February 13, 2015

Plateau ex-governor, Joshua Dariye’s father rescued from kidnappers

by Iyobosa Omoregie The father of the former governor of Plateau state, Joshua Dariye, has been rescued from his captors, after being in captivity for 6 days. Dariye Dafweng was abducted on the night of Saturday, February 7, at his village in Mushere, Bokkos LGA of Plateau, and kidnappers had thereafter demanded a ransom of... Read More

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