Terrible! 30-year-old man accused of raping 4-year-old to death

by Isi Esene A 30-year-old man, Onyebuchi Ejinkonye, has been arrested by the police in Imo State for allegedly raping a 4-year-old to death. The incident reportedly happened at Omuma Oru East Local Government Area of the state. Ejinkoye, who was paraded at the police force headquarters in Owerri, reportedly raped the girl (names withheld) to... Read More

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February 25, 2013

Boko Haram releases video of abducted family, France reacts (SNAPSHOT)

by Akan Ido A faction of the Boko Haram Islamic sect has released a video of a seven member French family kidnapped last Tuesday in northern Cameroon. According to the French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, the video, which was posted on YouTube was “terribly shocking”. “A video of the French family kidnapped last Tuesday in... Read More

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February 21, 2013

John Campbell: Kidnapping comes to Northern Nigeria

by John Campbell Recent Ansaru activities may indicate that the wider Boko Haram movement is evolving from a movement focused on specifically Nigerian issues, to one with a transnational character. Over the weekend, a radical Islamist group called Ansaru carried out a sophisticated kidnapping operation in Bauchi, northern Nigeria. The seven victims, all expats, were working for... Read More

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February 19, 2013

In bad taste: Company offers fun seekers a chance to be kidnapped

by Rachel Ogbu A company will collect your money as payment to kidnap you if you are looking for the experience. Ultime Realite based in Eastern France offers the unique service that consists of being seized by strangers, bound, gagged and bundled into a car, and kept in a dark cellar for four hours. Advanced packages... Read More

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February 19, 2013

In bad taste: Company offers fun seekers a chance to be kidnapped

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February 17, 2013

Gunmen kidnap 7 foreign nationals in Bauchi

by Isi Esene Reports say seven construction workers of different nationalities were kidnapped in Bauchi earlier on Sunday. Among the abducted were four Lebanese, Briton, Italian, and a Greek working for the construction firm, Setraco. Gunmen reportedly attacked the workers’ camp in Jamaare, Bauchi where they killed a security guard to gain entry. An official... Read More

Bauchi, kidnap, Mohammed Ladan, Setraco

February 10, 2013

How I escaped from the kidnappers’ den – Bayelsa lawmaker’s 69-year-old mother

For most women from the coastal communities of the Niger Delta, the leisure of diving into the river and engaging in the rigorous exercise of swimming reduces with age. And at 69, you are expected to gently paddle your canoe and fish for the family’s consumption. But for Mrs. Esther Akpe, mother of the leader... Read More

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January 30, 2013

Nkiru Sylvanus kidnapping: Police, SSS parade ex-MOPOL officer, 5 others (PICTURED)

by Isi Esene Six suspects were yesterday paraded by the police and the State Security Service for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping of actress, Nkiru Sylvanus. The suspects paraded include Ndidi Cletus, also known as Matthew Ofurum; Stanley Asouna; Aminu Musa; Muhammed Abubakar; Obinna Okolisa, and Samson Onwuka. The leader of the gang, Ndidi... Read More

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January 28, 2013

Kidnapping gang busted by vigilante group, OOU final year student, 5 others arrested

The Ogun State Vigilance Service, Sunday, said it had arrested six suspected kidnappers including a final year student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago-Iwoye, (name withheld) who demanded a sum of N25million ransom from their victim’s family. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Soji Ganzallo told newsmen in Abeokuta, that the suspects had on Thursday... Read More

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January 27, 2013

5 men dressed as police officers kidnap and rape woman in United Arab Emirates

A woman was raped by five men in a warehouse after being kidnapped by two men posing as police, officers say. A spokesman for Sharjah Police yesterday said five men suspected of being involved had been arrested after the woman reported her ordeal. “Two men impersonating police officers ordered the woman to enter their car... Read More

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January 25, 2013

Tragic: How 7-year-old was kidnapped, strangled and dumped inside septic tank in Lagos

Emotion ran high yesterday, at the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, following a startling revelation by a suspected kidnapper of how he snuffed life out of his seven-year-old victim. The victim identified simply as Ayuba, was reportedly playing with his friends at Oke-Kube Street in Ikotun area of Lagos, when the kidnapper, Onyeka Patrick,who lives... Read More

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January 23, 2013

“I had to kill the boy”: Kidnapper arrested for strangling 7-year-old kid to death (PICTURED)

A suspected kidnapper, Patrick Onyeka, was on Tuesday paraded by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly kidnapping and murdering a seven-year-old boy, identified simply as Ayuba. Onyeka, a part time footballer and marketer of aluminum frames, was until his arrest last Thursday, living with his elder brother at Mumako Estate, Ikotun. Onyeka’s brother’s residence... Read More

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January 7, 2013

Housemaid invite boyfriend to rob boss, feigns kidnap, then asks for N5m ransom

The police in Lagos State have arrested a 27-year-old housemaid, Mariam Acheme, and four others for allegedly robbing the housemaid’s boss. According to police authorities, the housemaid, invited her boyfriend, Dansu Akokran, and another person at large to rob her boss and also stage her own kidnap. The Police Public Relations Officer of the state... Read More

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January 5, 2013

Smart or dumb? Driver kidnaps self in Edo, collects ransom to pay swindlers

by Iyobosa Omoregie The police in Edo state have arrested a 28-year-old driver, Henry Alwansedo, who allegedly masterminded his own kidnap in order to extort money from his employer. Edo police spokesman, Anthony Airhuoyo, confirmed the arrest on Friday in Benin. Airhuoyo said Joshua Agbede, the driver’s employer, had reported the alleged abduction to the... Read More

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December 31, 2012

I fed Okonjo-Iweala’s mum with bread and groundnuts – Kidnap suspect

by Isi Esene Andrew Dime, a member of the 10-man kidnapping syndicate, who was arrested by the police has confessed his involvement in the abduction of Professor Kamene Okonjo, the mother of Nigeria’s finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who was kidnapped at Ogwashi-ukwu, Delta State weeks earlier. Dime, also known as Olokpa, is a 32-year-old man... Read More

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December 30, 2012

08068113653, 08168837108, and 2 more: Delta police release kidnappers’ cell phone numbers

by Akan Ido Osemeke Kingsley who has been on the police wanted list in Delta State for the past two years has finally been arrested. According to reports, the suspect specializes in using several phone numbers to send threat messages and making phone calls to victims urging them to pay varying amounts of money into... Read More

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December 28, 2012

Kidnap of Oluwole Rotimi’s wife: Police arrest couple

by Isi Esene The Oyo State police command says it has arrested a couple, Ruth Yemisi and Matthew Adubi Adekiya, in connection with the kidnap of Titilayo Oluwole Rotimi, the wife of the former governor of the old Western Region, Brig. Gen. Oluwole Rotimi (rtd). Titilayo was kidnapped by a four-man gang within her company... Read More

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December 24, 2012

Concert promoter sues rapper, Nas for $10m over kidnap ordeal

The concert promoter who claims he was kidnapped because rapper Nas didn’t show up for a scheduled performance is now suing the rapper for $10 million. In December 2011, Patrick Allocco alleged that he was kidnapped in Angola because the rapper didn’t show up to a New Year’s Eve concert after allegedly taking his $300,000... Read More

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December 20, 2012

Nkiru Sylvanus: 16 suspects arrested in connection with kidnap

by Akan Ido The Imo State police command have announced the arrest of 16 suspects in connection with the kidnap of Nkiru Sylvanus, the special assistant to the governor on public affairs. The police command spokesman, Vitalis Onugu said this was achieved during a raid of what it described as a kidnappers’ den in the... Read More

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December 18, 2012

SNAPSHOT: Nkiru Sylvanus a day before her kidnap

by Akan Ido Actress Nkiru Sylvanus, the special assistant on public affairs to the Imo State governor is yet to be found amidst unconfirmed indication that her kidnappers are demanding a N100m ransom for her release. The popular actress was said to be abducted on Sunday morning in Owerri. The photo below, taken by Kenneth... Read More

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December 18, 2012

Nkiru Sylvanus: Kidnappers contact Imo government

by Isi Esene The Imo State government has confirmed that the kidnappers of Nkiru Sylvanus, the special assistant to the governor on public affairs, have made contact with it but refused to divulge further details of their communication. This bit was disclosed yesterday by the state commissioner for information and strategy, Chinedu Offor who also... Read More

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December 14, 2012

How Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s mother was released

Kamene Okonjo, the mother of finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, released Friday after five days in captivity, was dropped off the road by her captors, the BBC reports. The BBC quotes Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, as saying 82-year-old Mrs. Okonjo was let off on a main road near her home. The driver of the car... Read More

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December 14, 2012

Okonjo kidnap: Army carry-out raids, arrest 63 people

by Akan Ido The search for Professor Kamene Mabel Okonjo, the 82-year-old mother of the finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, intensified yesterday with the arrest of 63 people for questioning over the abduction. Security personnel reportedly carried out raids in a bid to unearth clues that may lead them to the whereabouts of the minister’s mother... Read More

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December 13, 2012

#OkonjoKidnap: Family in contact with kidnappers, as ransom is reportedly pegged at N200m

by Isi Esene Four days after, Professor Mabel Kamene Okonjo, the mother of the finance minister and coordinator of the economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was kidnapped, there are indications that some form of communication has been established with her abductors. Okonjo, 82, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen around noon on Sunday at Ogwashi-Uku in Aniocha South... Read More

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December 12, 2012

President Jonathan’s blackmail is in full swing – and more in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

I think Mr. President should just tell us the truth, Christmas is round the corner, and money is needed to buy hampers. We won’t get angry, we are Nigerians. How una dey? As things are, the Presidential blackmail is on in full swing. Yesterday, the President presented a supplementary budget to the National Assembly seeking... Read More

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December 12, 2012

Okonjo kidnap: Two policemen arrested

by Isi Esene Two policemen who were reportedly supposed to be on duty at the palace premises where Professor Mabel Kamene Okonjo, mother of the finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was kidnapped have been arrested and detained. In addition to the intensive search currently being undertaken to ascertain her whereabouts and bring the 82-year-old woman home... Read More

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December 12, 2012

Ex-governor Rotimi’s wife, Titilayo, kidnapped by gunmen

by Isi Esene Titilayo, wife of former military governor of the old Western Region, Brig-Gen Oluwole Rotimi (retd.), has been kidnapped by gunmen in Ibadan. She was reportedly kidnapped on Monday evening around 6:30pm right in front of her company, AOK Logistics Limited. Titilayo was said to be leaving the office when four unknown gunmen... Read More

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December 11, 2012

Opinion: The kidnap of Okonjo has nothing to do with our clamour for a better Nigeria

by Bukola Ogunyemi This would come as a surprise to those who have followed me keenly over the past twelve months and those who are familiar with the cardinal principle that underlies my commentaries. I am a strong advocate of not jumping to the press to comment, form an opinion, and/or take a position... Read More

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December 10, 2012

Security is now a serious concern – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

Despite a distinct lack of power to turn on the computers where they may exist in primary and secondary schools across the country, some egghead has decided to make ICT based exams compulsory for matriculation exams in Nigeria. Sad news yesterday, the mother of the coordinating minister for our economy has been kidnapped. This is... Read More

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December 10, 2012

Okonjo-Iweala’s mother will be rescued within 24 hours – Gov. Uduaghan

by Isi Esene The governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has assured the public that Professor Kamene Okonjo, the kidnapped mother of the Finance Minister and coordinator of the economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will be rescued in 24 hours. He said he has given the immediate order for her release. Uduaghan who was responding to questions... Read More

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Terrible! 30-year-old man accused of raping 4-year-old to death

Boko Haram releases video of abducted family, France reacts (SNAPSHOT)

John Campbell: Kidnapping comes to Northern Nigeria

In bad taste: Company offers fun seekers a chance to be kidnapped

In bad taste: Company offers fun seekers a chance to be kidnapped

Gunmen kidnap 7 foreign nationals in Bauchi

How I escaped from the kidnappers’ den – Bayelsa lawmaker’s 69-year-old mother

Nkiru Sylvanus kidnapping: Police, SSS parade ex-MOPOL officer, 5 others (PICTURED)

Kidnapping gang busted by vigilante group, OOU final year student, 5 others arrested

5 men dressed as police officers kidnap and rape woman in United Arab Emirates

Tragic: How 7-year-old was kidnapped, strangled and dumped inside septic tank in Lagos

“I had to kill the boy”: Kidnapper arrested for strangling 7-year-old kid to death (PICTURED)

Housemaid invite boyfriend to rob boss, feigns kidnap, then asks for N5m ransom

Smart or dumb? Driver kidnaps self in Edo, collects ransom to pay swindlers

I fed Okonjo-Iweala’s mum with bread and groundnuts – Kidnap suspect

08068113653, 08168837108, and 2 more: Delta police release kidnappers’ cell phone numbers

Kidnap of Oluwole Rotimi’s wife: Police arrest couple

Concert promoter sues rapper, Nas for $10m over kidnap ordeal

Nkiru Sylvanus: 16 suspects arrested in connection with kidnap

SNAPSHOT: Nkiru Sylvanus a day before her kidnap

Nkiru Sylvanus: Kidnappers contact Imo government

How Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s mother was released

Okonjo kidnap: Army carry-out raids, arrest 63 people

#OkonjoKidnap: Family in contact with kidnappers, as ransom is reportedly pegged at N200m

President Jonathan’s blackmail is in full swing – and more in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

Okonjo kidnap: Two policemen arrested

Ex-governor Rotimi’s wife, Titilayo, kidnapped by gunmen

Opinion: The kidnap of Okonjo has nothing to do with our clamour for a better Nigeria

Security is now a serious concern – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

Okonjo-Iweala’s mother will be rescued within 24 hours – Gov. Uduaghan

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