By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has received another Chibok girl, Rebecca Magu, abducted by Boko Haram insurgents alongside 275 of her schoolmates while sitting for the Secondary School Certificate Examination in 2014 at GSS Chibok. Governor Zulum has assured that the State...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) says its Special Force on night patrol on Sunday rescued seven kidnapped victims, comprising six females and one male near Birnin Gwari in Kaduna Troop The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) codenamed Operation Amotekun on Monday said that an ex-offender had been detained while reportedly trying to kidnap an 8-year-old girl in Osun State. The state Commander of Amotekun Corps, Retired Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, in a statement,...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – Troops of 14 Brigade, operating under 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, have rescued 13 abducted victims on the Ngodo-Isuochi Road in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia. The Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement issued to...
One Mr Matthew Uyangha has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old orphan (name withheld). Uyangha was sentenced by Justice Blessing Egwu of the Calabar Division of the High Court of Cross River on Thursday, July 20 The rapist had drugged and kidnapped the...
Doctors in Cross River on Sunday embarked on a total and indefinite strike in solidarity with one of their members abducted on Thursday from her residence in Calabar. This is contained in a communique signed by Dr. Felix Archibong, Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA), Cross River branch,...
The Police on Thursday said they have arrested four suspects over alleged armed robbery, conspiracy and kidnap of a Swiss national. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this at a media briefing in Abuja. He said the principal suspect lured the Swiss national to Nigeria, posing...
Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti on Sunday directed the Police, DSS and Amotekun Corps to free the abducted State Chairman of the APC in Ekiti, Mr Paul Omotoso and two others from captivity. Oyebanji, represented by his Deputy, Mrs Monisade Afuye, gave the directive on Sunday, when he visited...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Gunmen have killed one person and injured another when they stormed Magamin Kano Village in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The gunmen, whose number is not known, attacked the town on Monday and invaded the residence of the Village Head of the...
The Police Command in Enugu State has debunked a video clip currently in circulation, alleging that a part of the state is not safe due to a series of kidnappings there, as “untrue”.pol lol This is contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on...
Gunmen on Monday kidnapped the Oba of Idofin and his Wife in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the traditional ruler, Shedrack Durojaye Obibeni, and wife were said to be kidnapped along Makutu-Idofin road at about 5 p.m. Mr Abdulrasak...
The Police in Ondo State have confirmed the abduction of Alhaji Ibrahim Bodunde-Oyinlade, the Chief Imam of USO community in Owo Local Government Area of the state. The 67-year-old Chief Imam was abducted on his farm at Asolo Farm Camp on Saturday afternoon. A family member said they reported...
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom on Wednesday confirmed the abduction of a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Eyo Edet. The victim, popularly known as Eyo Aswang, was abducted by gunmen in Oron Local Government Area of the state. The Command Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Two students of the Bauchi State University, Gadau and four others have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 23-year old student of the university. The syndicate also snatched a Toyota Camry 2010 model with which they used in taking their victim away. The Police...
The Police Command in Bauch State has confirmed that gunmen killed one person and abducted three others, including two community leaders in the Ningi Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesman of the command, SP. Ahmed Wakil, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of...
The security operatives in Ondo State had rescued no fewer than 13 victims of kidnapping along Abuja Road in Isua, the headquarters of Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, police spokesperson in the state, confirmed the development on Thursday to newsmen. The spokesperson said...
Armed men have abducted a seven-year-old girl in Yangoji village, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Suleiman Musa, a resident of the village told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the hoodlums invaded the community in the early hours of Wednesday. He...
Security operatives on Friday rescued 10 kidnap victims in Kogi, following intensive search and tracking of the kidnappers. Retired Commodore Jerry Omodara, the Security Adviser (SA) to Gov. Yahaya Bello, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview in Lokoja. The security aide said...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Governor Abdullahi Sule, of Nasarawa State, has convened an emergency security meeting, with a view to tackling the resurgence of communal clashes across parts of the state, as well as the escalation of kidnapping activities. The meeting was held on Friday, at the instance...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than 58 abducted victims have been rescued from some identified kidnappers den in communities contiguous to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The FCT police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the rescue mission...