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Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted Wale Oluyi, the owner of Daisi Oluyi Farms, along with his manager, The Nation reports.   The assailants reportedly stormed the farm near Ogbese in Akure North Local Government Area around 11 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, firing sporadically before whisking away their victims.   Family sources confirmed that the kidnappers have demanded …

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Monday sentenced a 25-year-old man, Gabriel Emmanuel, to life imprisonment for kidnapping a monarch, Oba Adeniran Benjamin Omotayo, the Eleda of Eda-Ile in Ekiti East Local Government Area of the state.    Emmanuel, who was arraigned on March 8, 2023, on a three-count charge bordering on m8rder, kidnapping, and demanding property …

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 34-year-old church member over the kidnapping of two Catholic priests, Rev. Fr. Abraham Samman and Rev. Fr. Matthew David Dusami of the Catholic Dioceses Yola and Jalingo respectively.    The spokesperson of the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, March 8, 2025, said the suspect, …

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two Pakistani nationals for allegedly leading a kidnapping gang in the state.    This was disclosed by the spokesperson of the state police command, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin. He noted that the arrests followed a distress call received on Wednesday, March 5, about the abduction of a 48-year-old Pakistani man in Ikeja.   According …

A 34-year-old woman, Nonhlelelwa Matsebula, has been jailed for the kidnapping and m8rder of a four-year-old girl for ransom in Protea, South Africa.      Matsebula was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division in Johannesburg on Wednesday, March 5, 2024.     She was also ordered to serve 20 years of the …

The Lagos state police command have denied reports of a kidnapping attempt in the Okota area of the state.    A video making the rounds on social media shows three men being interrogated by some residents of Victory estate in the Okoto area of the state. In the viral video, the suspected assailants claimed they were in the estate to …

The Niger State Police Command has arrested one Genesis Yaryok Sunday, for allegedly kidnapping his neighbour’s six-year-old son in Tafa Local Government Area of the state.     Spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, February 7, 2025, said the suspect confessed to abducting the boy with the intention to collect N200,000 …

Operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested four suspects for illegal possession of firearms, kidnapping and banditry in a bid to combat economic sabotage and fighting Insecurity across the federation.    The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the NSCDC, Babawale Zaid Afolabi, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, February 6, 2025, said an …

A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa on Wednesday, January 29, sentenced four men to d€ath by hanging for conspiracy and kidnapping.   The convicts are Manager Etonzor, Daniel Derietiedei, Inimotimi Rufus and Tari Firstman.    The presiding Judge, Justice Patience Diri, in the suit numbered YHC/43c/2021, found the four persons guilty of the allegations of conspiracy and kidnapping …

The Rivers State Police Command has apprehended five suspected cultists for allegedly kidnapping and k!lling a 34-year-old entertainer, Rowland Horsfall, in Port Harcourt.   Rowland, popularly known as Speech Horsfall, a radio presenter, event host and OAP was abducted in September 2024.   Spokesperson of the command, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, said that the …