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Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralized two terrorists in Taraba State, thwarted a kidnap attempt in Kogi State, where they rescued kidnap victims and successfully carried out an offensive operation in Zamfara State.     The Director, Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in a …

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a woman, Imaobong Sampson Francis, who faked her own kidnap and demanded N4m ransom from her abroad-based aunt.    The state Commissioner of Police, CP Waheed Ayilara, disclosed this on Friday, March 15, 2024, in Uyo while parading her alongside other suspects …

The Nigeria Police Force Lagos State Command has arrested one Olaseinde Ojo, a suspected armed robber and kidnapper at Post Officer Isokoko who disguises as a lunatic to get close to his victims and then rob or kidnap them.   The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi who disclosed …

A sixth man has been charged in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a popular DJ  Koray Alpergin in October 2022.      He and his girlfriend Gozde Balbudak were kidnapped after they returned home from an Italian restaurant in Mayfair in October 2022.     The couple were …

“The Kano State Police Command is pleased to announce a significant development in the ongoing investigation into the heinous kidnapping and murder case that occurred on 08/02/2024 at about 1100hrs, at Hotoron Fulani Quarters, Kano. After thorough investigations and relentless efforts, the Command has successfully apprehended the fleeing suspect, Ismail …

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) have neutralized scores of terrorists, destroyed their enclaves and rescued eight kidnapped victims in Zamfara State.     Lieutenant Suleiman Omale, Information Officer Operation HADARIN DAJI, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, said …

The operatives of the FCT Police Command, in a continued effort against banditry in FCT and its environs, on February 24, at about 7:05 PM,  \acting on credible intelligence, stormed Sardauna Forest, Toto, Nasarawa State and arrested one Samaila Wakili Fafa A.K.A Habu Ibrahim, a kidnap kingpin who has been …

One gunman was killed when the police and vigilantes rescued three victims kidnapped in two villages in Omupo District in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.    It was gathered that the victims, two Fulani women and one of their husbands, were abducted over the weekend from their camps …

Gunmen have killed a lawyer from Orsumogu community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, Barrister Jude Oguejiofor.    The Nigerian Tribune reported that Oguejiofor was abducted by gunmen alongside his younger brother, who is a medical doctor.   While his brother was later released by the gunmen, Oguejiofor …

Aondo Ver, a director at Federal Housing Authority, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Abuja.   According to reports, Ver was abducted at Pambara New Extension, Bwari Central Area of Federal Capital Territory at about 12:30 am on Thursday, February 1.   …