The rescued pupils of the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure-Ekiti, Ekiti State, told their parents that the kidnappers shot the bus driver, Taiwo Olugbaye because he didn’t know the phone numbers of his wife and the school proprietor off-hand, Daily Trust reported. The pupils and two teachers who …
Read More »Kidnappers abduct two sisters in Abuja, demand N30m ransom
Two teenage sisters have reportedly been abducted at Guita community, Chikakore in Kubwa, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Nation reports that the gunmen numbering six made away with the girls, who were said to be 16 and 14 years old through the forests and …
Read More »Five suspected kidnappers claiming to be Fulani herdsmen arrested in Ekiti (photos)
In a bid to flush out criminal elements especially kidnappers out of the State, a combined team of the police, NSCDC, Amotekun, O.P.C and local hunters today January 31 embarked on a bush combing operation through Oke-Osun, Ikere/Igbo-Okah to the thick forest around Iju/Ikere boundary. During the Operation, five …
Read More »Update: Woman who was killed alongside her mother by kidnappers in Abuja had just given birth to her first child after 10 years of waiting
A nursing mother and her mum were killed by bandits in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, Christiana Igba and Maria Agbo. LIB reported that Christiana’s mother came to Abuja from Benue State to celebrate the birth of her grandchild when the tragic incident happened. It was gathered …
Read More »No bail for kidnappers in Abuja under my watch – Nyesom Wike vows
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike has stated that henceforth kidnappers won’t be granted bail. Wike told the chairmen of the six Area Councils of the FCT to hold mandatory monthly security meetings to improve the security situation in their respective area councils or be seen …
Read More »Ransom was paid. Police did not rescue me from kidnappers ? Imo monarch speaks after his release
Samuel Ohiri, former chairman of the council of traditional rulers in Imo state, says the police did not rescue him from his abductors. Recall that the monarch was kidnapped from his residence in Orodo Mbaitoli LGA, Imo State, on Jan. 6 and was released after 13 days in captivity. The Imo police command …
Read More »Kidnappers reportedly kill woman and her mother who came to Abuja to celebrate the birth of her grandchild
Suspected kidnappers have reportedly killed a woman and her daughter in Abuja. A family member, Prince Victor Omonu, who disclosed this in a Facebook post on Friday, January 25, 2024, said the woman arrived in Abuja to celebrate the birth of her grandchild when the kidnappers abducted her along …
Read More »Kidnappers kill man in Kaduna
Suspected kidnappers have killed a man identified as Bulus Magaji, in Kasuwan Magani district, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A Facebook user, Joshua Makadi, who disclosed this on his page, said the incident happened on Thursday, January 25, 2024. “25 January 2024 was a sad moment …
Read More »FCT police rescues 14 kidnapped victims, neutralizes kidnappers
Men of the FCT police command attached to the anti-nov -kidnapping unit and the Rubochi Division Police Headquarters rescued 14 kidnapped victims on Wednesday, February 14. A statement from the spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh, says the combined team, acting on credible intelligence stormed a Kidnapper’s den …
Read More »Wike vows make FCT unbearable for bandits, kidnappers to operate
The Minister, a former Rivers State Governor, made this known during a town hall meeting with residents of Bwari Area Council of the FCT on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Speaking at the town hall, the Minister said President Bola Tinubu had instructed him to provide the security agencies with everything …
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