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The President-General of Amukpe Community, Sapele Local Government Area Delta State, Mr. Harrison Ekeleme, and three others who were kidnapped last week have been freed by their abductors.     Ekeleme and the three young men were abducted by armed men along the Warri-Sapele Expressway.      A senior police …

A Facebook user, Bashir Shuaibu Umar has shared the before and after photos of a young man who regained freedom on October 18, 2023, after seven months in bandits’ captivity.     According to him, the victim identified as Abdulrahman Dan Gulbi, was kidnapped by bandits while on his way …

The police in Ondo state says it has rescued eight out of the 25 persons abducted along Owo/Ifon/Benin expressway on Friday, September 29.     Confirming the rescue to newsmen, the Public Relations Officer, Ondo State Police Command, SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, said 8 of the victims were rescued by men …

Troops of 144 Battalion have successfully rescued 25 hostages held captive by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno and contiguous states.    Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, August 28, 2023, said troops also reunited four kidnap victims with their families …

A medical doctor, Asema Msuega, who was kidnapped in Benue State, has regained freedom after 38 days in captivity.   Msuega, the Chief Medical Officer of General Hospital in Sankera, was abducted on July 23, 2023, while on supervision in Ukum Local Government Area of the state.    He was …

14 out of the over 40 worshippers kidnapped by bandits in Madala, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State have regained freedom.   Recall that gunmen invaded Bege Baptist Church during service on Sunday, May 7, and abducted the victims including children.     The chairman of the Christian Association …

Friends and family members have shared before and after photos of one Saalabata Lawal Maisaje, who regained his freedom on Friday, April 7, after three months in captivity.    It was gathered that Maisaje was kidnapped by bandits in Dansadau district in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State in …

The Principal Medical Director of Gubio General Hospital, Borno State, Dr. Geidam Bulama, who was abducted March 2022 by the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP), has been released.   Bulama was abducted last year, when ISWAP attacked Gubio Local Government Area which is about 70kms from Maiduguri.  …

The Nasarawa State Police Command has rescued the four remaining pupils abducted from the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) Primary School in Alwaza, Doma Local Government Area of the state.   Six pupils were kidnapped by gunmen from a Primary School on January 20, 2023. The police rescued two of …

Kidnappers have released two Osun farmers, Samuel Oyedotun and Tobiloba Fashola after N6m ransom payment.    The two victims were kidnapped while returning from their farm along Ede/Ileogbo road in Ayedire Local Government Area of Osun State last Wednesday January 11.   The kidnappers initially demanded N10m ransom and later agreed to …