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The abductors of a retired civil servant, Mallam Yakubu Dada and his wife, have refused to release them after payment of N10m ransom.     The couple was kidnapped along Kontagora-Tegina road in Niger State in October, 2024.      According to a journalist with Daily Trust, Akote Sadeeq Abubakar, Dada’s family sold his house, car, and household items to …

Gunmen have kidnapped a Bishop of the Anglican Church, Rev. Canon Olowolagba and his family on Ise Akoko/Iboropa Road in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State.   Olowolagba attached to the Akoko Anglican Diocese was reportedly kidnapped by the gunmen alongside his wife, two children and a nine-year-old girl staying with them, while travelling along the road last …

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 …

A 10-year-old boy, Tasi’u Abdullahi of Rikkos community of Jos North local government area of Plateau State was gruesomely k!lled by his abductors after collecting N150,000 as part payment of the ransom from his parents.     It was gathered that the body of the deceased was abandoned in a sack in the community five days after he was abducted. …

The National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday, December 17, revealed that Nigerians paid a total of N2.23tn as ransom to secure their freedom between May 2023 and April 2024.   According to the NBS’s latest Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) report, the sum was paid by households affected by kidnapping incidents.   The CESPS report provides an in-depth …

Bandits have rejected N3m offered as ransom for the release of 26 abducted persons from Kakidawa ward in the Gidan-Goga district in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State.    The incident occurred around 2 am on Sunday, December 8, 2024.    An indigene of the village, Abubakar Shehu, whose three daughters are among the abductees, disclosed this in an …

The Anambra State Police Command have in custody one Nwokpoku Emmanuel (M) aged 34 years from Ebonyi State living in Oduke-Obosi over a case of Armed robbery and kidnapping.    The operatives also recovered from the suspect, the victim’s red coloured Mercedes Benz GLE 450 and activates plan to arrest other gang members, especially the leader known as Ebuka.    …

The kidnappers of four children, including a toddler, in Kaduna have lowered their ransom demand from N300 million to N25 million.    The children were abducted last Tuesday night from their home in Keke A, Chikun Local Government Area, while their father, Adamu Yunusa, was visiting his wife, who was caring for their sick twins in a nearby hospital.   …

Police operatives attached to Oba Police Divisional Headquarters of the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra state today November 27 at about 11:54 am arrested one notorious K!dnapper and three other accomplices after a ransom of Two hundred thousand Naira was paid for the release of the victims in captivity. The operatives also rescued two female victims between the …