Tag: kidnap
Gunmen abduct 2, shoot Shehu Sani’s aide
by Dolapo Adelana Two men have been abducted by unknown gunmen along the Bwari-Abuja Highway, The Punch reports. An aide to ...
Gunmen kidnap 3 teachers, demand N10m
by Azeez Adeniyi Suspected herdsmen have kidnapped 3 secondary school teachers in Ebomisi Secondary school, Ugbogiobo village in Ovia North-East ...
Kaduna govt. confirms release of German archaeologists
by Dolapo Adelana The Kaduna government has confirmed the release of two German archaeologists kidnapped in the state on Wednesday. ...
Osinbajo summons IGP over kidnap of German professor
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday summoned the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, over the kidnap of two German archaeologists, ...
Kaduna Police confirm kidnap of German professor
by Dolapo Adelana The Kaduna Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of a German Professor of Archaeology, Peter Breunij and ...
Gunmen abduct German professor, colleague in Kaduna
by Dolapo Adelana Gunmen have abducted two German nationals, Peter Breunij, a professor of archaeology, and Johannes Buringer, his colleague, ...
Ambode orders manhunt of kidnappers
Lagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday asked the state police command police to swing into action immediately and arrest the ...
How we kidnapped Nigerian-Turkish school students – Suspect
One of the suspects arrested in connection to the abduction 8 pupils and staff of the Nigerian Turkish school in ...
Unknown gunmen kidnap Catholic priest, demand N10m
Unknown gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Joseph Oghenekevwe Ojakorotu who is in-charge of St. Patricks Catholic Church, ...
Turkish-Nigerian school kidnap: Police arrest one suspect, recover N50m ransom
The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday said it had arrested one more kidnap suspect allegedly involved in the abduction of ...
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Boko Haram insurgents kill 5, kidnap women in Borno village
Suspected Boko Haram members have killed five people in Dagu village, Askira-Uba local government area of Borno State. According to ...
Turkish school kidnap: Leader of kidnap syndicate arrested
The Police has arrested a suspected leader of the militant group involved in the kidnap of some students and staff ...
Ogun school kidnap: Abductors demand N1.2bn ransom
Kidnappers of some school children from Nigeria Turkish International College (NITC) in Ogun have demanded a ransom of N1.2bn, Daily Trust ...
Gunmen invade Turkish school, kidnap 8 in Ogun
Eight people were kidnapped at the premises of the Nigerian Turkish International Colleges by gunmen on Friday night in Ogun ...
Police arrest 5 suspects over ex-minister’s abduction
The Nigerian Police said it has arrested five suspects in connection to the abduction of a former Minister of Foreign ...
Gunmen kidnap Kogi monarch, demand N20m ransom
Alhaji Isah Achuja, the Ohi of Ajaokuta in Kogi State was on Sunday kidnapped by unknown gunmen. A source said ...
Gunmen kidnap corps member, others, demand N15m ransom
Fulani herdsmen have kidnapped three women and a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kwali, FCT Abuja. ...
Stephanie Busari profiles the Chibok girls: The girls who refused to be forgotten (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2016 Nominee)
Even in captivity, they refused to be forgotten. Their spirits refused to die and they cried out, willing the world ...
Gunmen kill top Ekiti Police officer
Unknown gunmen have murdered the paymaster of the Ekiti Police Command, Superintendent of Police, Idowu Taiwo. Taiwo was reportedly kidnapped on Sunday ...
Police arrest leader of gang responsible for kidnap of CBN governor’s wife
The Police said it has arrested the leader of the gang responsible for the kidnap of Mrs. Margaret Emefiele, wife ...
Police arrest hawker for kidnapping 3-year-old boy, selling him for N450,000
The Police in Imo State has arrested a banana hawker for allegedly kidnapping a three-year-old boy and selling him for N450,000. ...
Police rescue 41 persons kidnapped by bandits in Zamfara
The Police in Zamfara State said it has rescued 41 persons abducted by bandits in Maru local government area of ...
Police stops attempt to kidnap oil magnate, Femi Otedola
The Nigeria Police said it has arrested a three-man kidnapping gang who had planned to abduct oil magnate, Femi Otedola. ...
Gunmen kidnap Akwa Ibom politician, wife
Gunmen have kidnapped a prominent politician, Obong Amaete Akpan Ntuk in Akwa Ibom, The Vanguard reports. Ntuk was reportedly kidnapped on Saturday ...
Gunmen kidnap Ekiti INEC secretary
The Administrative Secretary of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ekiti State, Muslim Omoleke has been kidnapped by yet to ...
Ogun police arrests 3 robbery suspects
The Ogun Police Command has arrested three suspects of a robbery/kidnapping gang that has been terrorising residents in the Ijebu-Ode/Sagamu ...
Dogara, others attempted to assassinate me – Jibrin
Suspended House of Representatives member Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin on Tuesday said the lower chamber had no moral right to criticise ...
Police parade 2 soldiers, others allegedly involved in the kidnap of CBN Governor’s wife (PHOTOS)
The Nigerian Police on Monday paraded two soldiers and 7 other suspects who were allegedly involved in the kidnap of ...
These are the men who kidnapped CBN governor’s wife (PHOTO)
The Nigeria Police Force on Monday paraded persons suspected to be part of the gang that kidnapped the wife of the ...
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