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The Kano State Police Command has arrested 16 suspects for armed robbery, car theft, kidnapping and other crimes in different parts of the state. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Hussaini Gumel, who disclosed this during a press briefing on Thursday, December 28, 2023, said the command also arrested a …

Kidnappers abducted a groom and his family members on their way to Kogi State for his wedding.    A family member of the bride, Serah Ibrahim, who disclosed this on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, said the kidnappers demanded N250m ransom.   “So my mum just told me that her cousin’s …

Gunmen have abducted several passengers around Ejule in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State.   It was gathered that the victims were kidnapped from a commercial bus around 8:pm on December 24, 2023.     In a Facebook post on Tuesday, December 26, one Ameh Grace, a family member …

A suspected kidnapper and child trafficker, Tayo Adeleke, has been apprehended by the police for his alleged involvement in a notorious child trafficking ring.  Adeleke and his accomplices were caught red-handed attempting to abduct children from a local Baptist church at Omu Pempe community in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of …

Troops of the 1 Division Nigerian Army have killed 14 terrorists and rescued 13 kidnap victims in Niger and Kaduna States.     The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations 1 Division Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Musa Yahaya, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, December 24, 2023.    “In …

Troops of Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have rescued 52 kidnapped victims in Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State.     The Nigerian Army, in a statement on Saturday, December 23, 2023, disclosed that the victims, 14 males, 32 females, and 6 children, will undergo medical check-ups before handover to appropriate …

Unknown gunmen have shot dead a Police Orderly and kidnapped the High Court Judge of Oron Judicial Division, Hon. Justice Joy Unwana, alongside her driver.    According to reports, the victims were riding along the Uyo-Okobo Road in Okobo local government area when they were attacked by the assailants on …

The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued a kidnap victim after six months in captivity.    Spokesperson of the command, ASP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.   “On Monday at about 1600hours, our anticrime patrol mission in the Madachi-Galadimawa …

The Abia State Police Command has confirmed that four children have been stolen in Umuahia by a new female tenant who just moved into a compound at Ubakala Street, by Ossah Road.   The children belonging to three different tenants were abducted last Saturday evening, Dec. 16 in Umuahia, Abia …

Bandits have opened fire on motorists around Dogon Karfe on the Gusau – Talata Mafara highway in Zamfara State.    The incident happened around 7:00 p.m on Saturday, December 16, 2023.    One Bello Saleh, a resident of Maru town near where the attack occurred said the terrorists also abducted …