The Chaplain of the All Saints Police Protestant Church, Mopol 42 Mobile-Based in Gusau, Pastor Isa Andrew and his 13-year old daughter identified as Grace, who were whisked away by suspected terrorists, have urged the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, and other Nigerians to come to their aid to...
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By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The abductors of two students of Kogi State University, Kabba (KSUK) has reduced their demand from N50 to N10 million ransom for the release of the two students. However, the students were kidnapped last week Friday, August 2, 2024; at the same spot...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – In a brazen affront on the existence of Sokoto Community Guard and the conventional security agencies in the state, some heartless group of bandits have whisked away Sarkin Gobir of Gatawa district , Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa, his son and 6 others and are...
The Police command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the Kidnapping of a naval rating and seven others in Ibaka Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Timfon John, confirmed the abduction in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Acting Rector, Benue State Polytechnic Ugbokolo, Dr. Emmanuel Barki has regained freedom after six days in captivity. Dr. Barki was abducted by unidentified gunmen in the late hours of Wednesday last week after an official assignment in Makurdi and was going...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has welcomed the release of two Kaduna-based journalists who were abducted from their homes last weekend. Idris also commended the efforts of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, for the speedy recovery of the victims....
Former leader of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Takai Shamang, who was abducted by kidnappers on July 5, has been freed. The abductors had invaded his Biniki village in Kaura Local Government of Kaduna State and took away the 78-year-old former unionist. One of his daughters, Mrs...
The Kaduna State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Saturday announced the release of the journalists and their families who were kidnapped on July 6 . The council’s Chairman, Asma”u Halilu ,made the announcement in a statement issued in Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Gunmen have kidnapped two journalists and their families in Kaduna State on Saturday night. The victims were identified as Abdulgafar Alabelewe, Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel, Kaduna State NUJ Council, and his three family members, and Abdulraheem Aodo, a correspondent for Blueprint Newspaper,...
A former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Takai Shamang has been abducted in his hometown, Biniki, in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Shamang, 78, was also a former President General of the National Union of Electricity and Gas Workers, now National Union of...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Thursday, handed another set of 16 abducted victims to the officials of Zamfara Government. This is contained in a statement by Mr Michael Abuh, Head, Strategic Communications, National Counter-Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA), on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has reassured students and management of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara of improved security on the university campus. The Governor stated this during a meeting with 29 students from the university who had...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a 24-year-old commercial driver, Abdul Hudu to life imprisonment for defiling and abducting a 10-year-old girl. Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubts the two-count charge of adduction and defilement against Hudu. The...
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the abduction of a popular traditional ruler’s police orderly and driver by suspected kidnappers in Rivers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that gunmen had invaded the residence of Chief Cornwell Ihunwo, the Paramount Ruler of Rumu-Elechi, Nkpolu Orowurokwo around...
Troops of the Nigerian Army, successfully thwarted a kidnap attempt by suspected terrorist group on the 46 Km Ughelli-Patani Road in Delta on Sunday. A post on its official X Handle on Sunday, the Nigerian army said its troops’ swift response to a distress call resulted in the...
The Police Command in Benue have confirmed the kidnap of two female students of the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi on the night of Saturday, May 25. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Sewuese Anene on Wednesday confirmed the incident to the News Agency of...
The police command in Kogi on Sunday confirmed the killing of two of the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH),Osara. The State Police Commissioner, Mr Bethrand Onuoha, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja. Onuoha described the killing...
By HARUNA AHMED, Yola – Gunmen suspected to be Kidnappers have abducted a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Oliver Buba. Fr. Buba was abducted on Tuesday in his residence in Numan Local Government Area of the Adamawa State. Confirming the incident, the Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Most Rev....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Theater Command, Operation Hadin Kai JTF North East, has rescued over 350 persons during a 10 day clearance operation in Sambisa Forest. The rescued persons comprised of women , children and men who were handed over to the Borno State Government after...
No fewer than 386 people, mostly women and children, have been rescued by the Nigerian Army troops in Sambisa forest ten years after their abduction. The acting GOC 7 Division, Brig. Gen. AGL Haruna, made this known while speaking to newsmen at the outskirts of Sambisa forest in...