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The Enugu State Command has confirmed the rescue of passengers who were kidnapped at the Amechi-Idodo axis of the Enugu-Abakaliki federal highway.    It was gathered that the gunmen suspected to be herdsmen abducted the passengers on Tuesday, 16th July 2024.   The victims, who were reported to be students …

Men of the Ogun state police command have uncovered the shallow graves used by some kidnappers to bury the bodies of 71-year-old farmer, Adekunle Ifelaja, and Ogunyemi Femi, who were allegedly kidnapped and killed by suspected kidnappers in the Ijebu-Igbo area of Ogun State.   The graves were uncovered following …

Troops of the Nigerian Army and men of the Amotekun Corps have rescued Abuja-bound passengers who were kidnapped between Akunu, in Akoko Northeast Local Government Area of Ondo and Ayere in Ijumu Local Government of Kogi State.   The victims numbering about six, were kidnapped around 7pm on Tuesday, July …

Bandits have released the three kidnapped children of a Kaduna State Judge, Janet Gimba, after 15 days in captivity.    LIB reported that the bandits brutally killed the 14-year-old eldest son of the judge, Victor, after the family failed to pay the N300m ransom they demanded.     Details of …

Bandits have released the three kidnapped children of a Kaduna State Judge, Janet Gimba, after 15 days in captivity.    LIB reported that the bandits brutally k!lled the 14-year-old eldest son of the judge, Victor, after the family failed to pay the N300m ransom they demanded.     Details of …

Operatives of the Kano State Police Command have arrested a suspected kidnapper, Zakariyya Muhammad who abducted his neighbour’s 2-year-old daughter and demanded N2m ransom for her release.  The spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, said that the …

The Parish Priest of St. Raymond Catholic Church Damba, Gusau, Zamfara State, Mikah Suleiman has regained his freedom two weeks after he was abducted by bandits from his residence on June 22.   Suleiman’s release was announced in a statement on Sunday, July 7, 2024, by the Director of Communications, …

Former president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Takai Shamang, has been abducted in his hometown, Biniki, in the Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.   Shamang, 78, was also a former president general of the National Union of Electricity and Gas Workers, now National Union of Electricity Employees, …

A Nigerian movie producer identified as Jude Izuegbu, was kidnapped in Asaba, the Delta state capital two days ago.    Actress Lizzy Gold who disclosed this on Instagram said the actor was released on Thursday, July 4, after sustaining gunshot wounds.   She wrote; ”Asaba is no longer safe my …

A 300-level Computer Engineering student of Al-Hikmah University, Igbaja in Kwara State,  Akindoyo Gideon, has reportedly been kidnapped.    Gideon was kidnapped while working inside his father’s cassava farm at Lumeko village, Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State. The motorcycle he rode to the farm was found by a search team.   …