Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the continued abduction of Nigerian schoolchildren, saying the country cannot claim progress while many children remain in captivity for years. Obi made the remarks on Tuesday in a Children’s Day message where he celebrated Nigerian...
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President Bola Tinubu has condemned as barbaric the reported killing of one of the abducted teachers from the Esiele community in Oyo State, while the rescue operation is underway. Bandits invaded the Esiele community in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State last Friday. They abducted staff, students, and...
A 21-year-old female police officer, Peace Banshuam Otu, has reportedly been kidnapped in the Obuluku (Isieluku) area of Delta State. Banshuam, an indigene of Baffin Village in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State, was recently recruited into the Nigeria Police Force and posted to Delta State. She...
Suspected armed bandits on Monday invaded Ipojo Golden Estate in the Oke-Eri area of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, and abducted three members of the same family during a late evening attack. The gunmen, said to be about 15 in number and armed with sophisticated weapons, reportedly stormed the estate around...
Nigeria Police Force, through the Force Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad (FID-STS), has recorded a major breakthrough with the arrest of six (6) notorious kidnapping suspects and the rescue of victims in Kaduna State. The Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in...
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have successfully rescued five (5) students of Gateway Polytechnic, Sapade, who were abducted by armed criminals in the Sapade area of Ogun State. The police spokesman, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday in Abeokuta. DSP...
Gunmen have kidnapped at least 23 pupils following an attack on an unregistered orphanage and school facility in the Zariagi area of Lokoja, Kogi State. The attack, which took place on Sunday evening, also saw the kidnappers take away the wife of the school’s proprietor, raising fresh concerns over...
Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, CP Yemi Oyeniyi, has conducted a comprehensive operational visit to Sapele following the abduction of the Local Government Chairman, reinforcing the Command’s determination to secure his safe and unharmed release. The visit according to a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe,...
Kano State government has applauded the Department of State Services (DSS) for safely rescuing the abducted Administrative Secretary of Kibiya Local Government Area of the state, Alhaji Hamza Durya The scribe was reportedly kidnapped a few days ago at his residence in Kibiya by gunmen who later demanded a...
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) on Wednesday said it has commenced an inquiry into allegations that a male operative of the State Security Service (SSS) abducted a minor from Jigawa State, brought her to Abuja, and impregnated her. The controversy centres on Walida Abdulhadi, a young...
Tragedy struck Karku community in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday as terrorists abducted a Catholic priest and ten other residents, while three persons were killed during the attack. The kidnapped priest is Reverend Father Nathaniel Asuwaye, the Parish Priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Karku,...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday held a closed-door meeting with the Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to review the prevailing security situation in the state. The meeting centered on recent security developments, particularly the successful rescue of worshippers who were abducted...
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has confirmed the safe rescue of all 183 worshippers abducted from Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. Speaking on the development in government house while receiving the recscued Worshippers, the governor said 11 of the victims were released earlier...
At least 80 worshippers abducted during a church service at Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have reunited with their families, findings have shown. The Village Head of Kurmin Wali, Ishaku Dan’azumi, disclosed this in an interview on Sunday, saying the victims returned after...
In a sophisticated display of modern warfare and tactical precision, the Nigerian Army has recorded another major operational success with the rescue of eleven (11) kidnapped Nigerians during a late-night operation on 26 January 2026 along the Kaduna–Abuja Expressway corridor, reaffirming its resolve to deny criminal elements freedom of...
Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that an abduction incident occurred in Kurmin Wali, a remote community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following days of uncertainty and conflicting reports about the situation. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, acknowledged...
Former Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has strongly condemned the violent abduction of his cousin, Dr. Pedro Obaseki, at gunpoint, reportedly orchestrated under the direction of the Oba of Benin’s palace. In an official statement, Obaseki said,“I strongly condemn the violent attack, maiming, and abduction of my cousin,...
Niger State government has received the remaining kidnapped schoolchildren and their teachers from St. Mary, Papiri, rescued by the federal government. Farmer Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago received the rescued victims at the Government House, Minna. He described the release of the remaining kidnapped victims of the St. Mary Catholic...
A wave of relief swept across Nigeria on Sunday as the Federal Government confirmed the rescue of the remaining pupils and staff abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, bringing a painful chapter to a hopeful close. In a statement signed by the Minister of Information...
Relief and celebration have swept through Niger State following the release of all remaining schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Private Primary and Secondary School in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area. The final batch of 115 students was freed on Sunday, bringing an end to a painful month-long...