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Seven-year-old Mercy Akande who was kidnapped by a male customer at her mother’s Point of Sale terminal (PoS) terminal in the Sango Ota area of Ogun State on Monday, December 23, has been found.     The Ogun state police command gave the good news on its X handle on Sunday night, December 29. The command also disclosed that all …

The Ogun State Police Command has reacted to reports alleging that its officers in the Sango police division demanded N40,000 from a complainant to investigate a suspected kidnapping case.   An X-user had cried out over the abduction of a 7-year-old girl identified as Mercy Akande, allegedly by a customer at her mum’s shop in Sango Ota where she runs …

Following an intense ongoing operation, Police Operatives attached to the Inland Town Division have recovered the vehicle of Justice Azuka, the State House of Assembly member representing Onitsha North Constituency, who was kidnapped on December 24 while returning home at Ugwunapampa road, Onitsha by yet unidentified persons.   The separate rescue team sighted the abandoned vehicle at Upper Iweka Road. …

Local hunters and members of a local vigilance team have rescued five wedding guests and eight other victims that were kidnapped by gunmen along the Omu-Aran highway, at Obbo-Ayegunle in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara state.    It was gathered that the victims were abducted while returning to their Odo-Owa residence from a wedding ceremony in Ope town, Kogi …

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested one Chukwuma Obi, 32, who threatened to kidnap a person if the victim fails to pay N1.2m ransom.      The spokesperson of the command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, said the suspect posed as a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and asked the …

A photo has emerged showing the duplex being constructed by a 30-year-old man, Efe Onoetiyi, a.k.a Efe Money, who allegedly kidnapped and beheaded his friend, Paulinus Okon, in Otokutu, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.      Efe received N30m from late Paulinus to buy a property for him. However, Efe kidnapped and k!lled Paulinus before collecting N20m …

The Katsina Community Watch Corp (CWC) has rescued six girls kidnapped by bandits.    The victims were abducted by bandits in Walawa community, Sukuntuni district in Kankia Local Government Area of the state.    Crisis and conflict journalist, Bakatsine, who confirmed the development on Saturday, December 21, 2024, said the security operatives ambushed the bandits in their hideout and rescued …

Lil Smart has gone on Instagram to allege that his record label members Naira Marley and Zinoleesky tried to k!ll him on Sunday, Dec. 8.  The singer claimed that Naira Marley and Zinoleesky “kidnapped” him and took him to a bush before sending their boys “INN and MMP” who then stripped him n@ked and tried to break his legs with …

The Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have successfully rescued 25 kidnapped victims and neutralized three bandits during an offensive operation in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.    The operation, code-named Golden Peace, was launched early Tuesday morning, December 3, 2024 to dismantle criminal networks terrorizing the region.   The operation began at approximately 6:00 a.m. with troops …

Operatives of the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have rescued a 400-level student of Kogi State University, Anyingba, who was reportedly kidnapped by suspected ritualists.    The 19-year-old English Education undergraduate, Fauziyah Muhammed, was hypnotised and abducted outside the premises of Kogi State University, Anyigba.   Speaking with journalists on Monday, December 2, …