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How 25-year-old Katsina man conspired with three others to kidnap and k!ll his uncle after collecting N8m ransom

How 25-year-old Katsina man conspired with three others to kidnap and k!ll his uncle after collecting N8m ransom

The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Nasiru Sanusi, for the kidnap and m8rder of his uncle, a ward head in Kankara Local Government Area of the state.    The spokesman of the command, Abubakar Sadiq, paraded the suspect alongside other criminals at the police headquarters on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.   According to the PPRO, the suspect …

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Abductors of Edo Catholic priest demand N200m ransom

Abductors of Edo Catholic priest demand N200m ransom

The abductors of a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode, has demanded a ransom of N200 million for his release.   LIB reported that the gunmen attacked the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Ivhianokpodi, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State on Sunday, October 27, 2024, and abducted the priest, who is the rector.    It was gathered that …

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Bandits abduct nursing mother delivering ransom to secure release of her kidnapped daughter in Katsina

Bandits abduct nursing mother delivering ransom to secure release of her kidnapped daughter in Katsina

Bandits have kidnapped a nursing mother who went to deliver ransom to secure the release of her kidnapped daughter, Wasila Nasiru, in Katsina State.     A conflict and crisis journalist, Bakatsine, who disclosed this on Friday said that Wasila was abducted last week in Batsari Local Government Area of the state.    According to the journalist, the bandits are …

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Man arrested in Gombe for kidnapping and k!lling his brother’s 7-year-old son after demanding N1.5m ransom

Man arrested in Gombe for kidnapping and k!lling his brother

The Gombe State Police Command has arrested one Mubarak Haladu, 21, for the kidnap and m8rder of his brother’s 7-year-old son, Haruna Bello in Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of the state.      The spokesperson of the command, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, October 25, 2024, said the suspect abducted Haruna and demanded …

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Bauchi lawmaker laments kidnap and m8rder of his aide by one-chance criminals in Abuja despite ransom payment

Bauchi lawmaker laments kidnap and m8rder of his aide by one-chance criminals in Abuja despite ransom payment

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ismail Dabo Haruna, has lamented the kidnap and brutal m8rder of his legislative aide, Nimah Sulaiman, despite ransom payment.   LIB reported that Nimah was kidnapped and killed by suspected ‘one chance’ criminals in Abuja on October 17, 2024.   Moving a motion at plenary on Tuesday, October 22, Haruna, who represents …

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Gunmen kidnap pregnant woman in Cross River, demand N15m ransom

Gunmen kidnap pregnant woman in Cross River, demand N15m ransom

Gunmen suspected kidnappers have abducted a pregnant woman in Cross River State.   The heavily pregnant woman (name undisclosed) was kidnapped yesterday in Eseku Community, Creek Town of Odukpani Local Government Area of the state.   Sources told the CrossRiverWatch on Saturday that the target was her husband who escaped but they had no option but to whisk the wife …

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Kidnappers demand N30m ransom for abducted Kwara women

Kidnappers demand N30m ransom for abducted Kwara women

Kidnappers have demanded N30 million ransom payment for two women abducted in Igbaja, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.    LIB reported that gunmen abducted three women in the early hours of Sunday, September 29, 2024, but one of them escaped.    The kidnappers also k!lled a vigilante commander, the Jagun of Igbaja land, Chief Lukman Balogun, who led …

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Teenage girl connives with two friends to fake own kidnap, demands ransom from her family

Teenage girl connives with two friends to fake own kidnap, demands ransom from her family

“Detectives in Imenti North, Meru County, Kenya have apprehended three 17-year-olds who orchestrated a sham kidnapping in Kainginyo, Thimbiri location, before audaciously demanding Sh6 million ransom from the “victims” family,” the statement read.    “In a classic case of misguided get-rich-quick mentality, the three, two males and a female, faked the kidnapping of the female, then called her parents with …

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Bandits k!ll Katsina Islamic cleric despite ransom payment

Bandits k!ll Katsina Islamic cleric despite ransom payment

Bandits have k!lled a respected Islamic cleric, Malam Aminu in Katsina State after ransom payment.   According to a journalist, Bakatsine Dan Katsina, the cleric was abducted from his residence in Dugun-mu’azu town in Sabuwa Local Government Area of the state weeks ago.    The cleric, who served as the Na’ibi (Deputy Imam) of the main Juma’at mosque in the …

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