IGP Egbetokun: “Kidnapping of Students Unacceptable
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate rescue of 20 medical students who were abducted in Otukpo, ...
Tag: Kidnapping
Police Thwart Monarch Kidnapping Attempt in Kaduna
The Police Command in Kaduna State has confirmed the report of a failed abduction attempt made by gunmen on Alhaji ...
Alleged Kidnapping: Lagos Apprentice in Police Custody Regarding Horticulturist’s Disappearance
Authorities from the Lagos State Police Command have apprehended a 37-year-old apprentice named Ayuba Ezekiel on suspicion of kidnapping and ...
Kogi Kidnapping Saga Ends (For Now) – But Questions Linger
After weeks of fear and uncertainty, the Kogi State Government finally secured the release of the remaining eight students abducted ...
Kidnapping Nightmare: Man Seeks Justice, Files Lawsuit Against Transport Firm
Akponye Alphonsus, a victim of kidnapping, has lodged a legal complaint against a private bus company, claiming that their negligence ...
Kogi Student Kidnapping: Hunters Join Search Efforts
Yet-to-be identified gunmen have abducted nine university students in Kogi State, central Nigeria. According to local reports, the gunmen stormed ...
Nigeria Faces Fresh Kidnapping Ordeal as Gunmen Target University Students
Another kidnapping incident has shaken Nigeria as gunmen stormed a university in the northern state of Kogi, abducting at least ...
Crises in Zamfara as Bank Manager Is Kidnapped
Bandits had in the early hours of Tuesday, April 7, stormed Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, and abducted the manager ...
Rivers Man Bags Death Sentence for Armed Robbery.
A certain man, Promise Thompson, has been sentenced to death by Hanging by a High court in PortHarcourt for armed ...
Sultan of Sokoto Laments Fulani Involvement in Terrorism and Banditry
Alhaji Muhammed Sa’ ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto has bemoaned the involvement of certain Fulanis in banditry and ...
Evans and His Accomplice are Sentenced to 21 Years in Jail for Kidnapping.
The Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos, had yesterday, sentenced infamous kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, aka Evans, to a 21 ...
FG Moves to Ban, Imprison Those Who Pay Ransom to Kidnappers
A recent bill has been introduced that proposes to criminalize ransom payments as part of a series of fresh attempts ...
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