Tag Archives: abductors

 28 out of the over 200 schoolchildren abducted by gunmen in Kaduna last week have escaped amidst ongoing search and rescue efforts by the military for their schoolmates.    Governor Uba Sani who confirmed that 28 school children escaped, warned against politicizing the abduction while meeting parents of the abducted …

A 37-year old woman, Bilikisu Kazeem, has died from bullet wound sustained during a gun battle between the police and kidnappers on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.   Confirming this development to newsmen, the spokesperson of the Ogun state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, said as a result of the engagement, nine out …

Gunmen who kidnapped retired Reverend Filibus Bamai of ECWA Church, Matuak Rimi, in Moro’a Chiefdom of Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State have demanded N1 million ransom before releasing him.   A source close to the church made the disclosure to NAN in Manchok on Tuesday, December 26, 2023.  …

Four missing children allegedly stolen in Umuahia have been rescued by the police.    One of the mothers had reported the alleged abduction by an unidentified tenant to the police on December 16. The children belonging to three different parents were identified as Joy Udoma (Female – three years), Ogbonna …

The abductors of five residents of Yangoji village in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, have held another man in their den for delaying the delivery of ransom.    Daily Trust had reported that the gunmen invaded the village two weeks ago, killed two persons and abducted five …

The abductors of a former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Prof Onje Gye-Wado, have demanded a N70 million ransom before he will be released.   It will be recalled that Gye-Wado was kidnapped by gunmen in Gwagi village of the Wamba Local Government Area of the state on Friday, April …

The abductors of the Nasarawa state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Yakubu Lawal, have contacted his family and demanded N100 million as ransom before he will be released from captivity.   The kidnappers invaded Lawal’s home in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state on Monday night, August 15 …

Hassan Aliyu, one of the victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack who stayed in captivity with his Pakistani colleague, before they were released after a series of negotiations, says while in captivity, their abductors preached to them and encouraged them to pray.   In an interview with Daily Trust, Aliyu …

Nigerian actress Monalisa Chinda has continued to appeal for the urgent rescue of two of her colleagues who are in the kidnapper’s den. “I don’t understand how people would think that Actors have money… with the paltry sum we receive as fees? The struggle through life vicissitudes, health issues etc …

Nigerian actress Monalisa Chinda has continued to appeal for the urgent rescue of two of her colleagues who are in the kidnapper’s den. Clemson Cornel and Cynthia Okereke were kidnapped in July 2022 while returning from a movie set.