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Members of the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) terrorist group have dumped the use of naira for the collection of ransom and dues, fresh reports indicate. It is understood that the terrorists have now adopted the use of the West African CFA Francs so as to bypass …

Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 25-year old man for kidnapping and killing a five-year-old boy in Ningi Local Government Area of the state.    Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, November 10, 2022, said the suspect, Anas Auwal, lured the …

The Kano State Police Command has arrested four suspects for kidnapping and killing a 5-year-old boy, Hamza Ibrahim Harisu.   Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday, November 2, said the suspects had initially demanded a ransom of N20 million …

The kidnapped State Assembly candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State, Moses Egbodo, has regained freedom after spending six days in captivity.   Egbodo is the candidate to represent the Obi State constituency in the forthcoming general elections.   The politician and three others in a commercial …

The Minister of Transportation, Muazu Sambo on Friday declared that the federal government did not pay any money as ransom to secure the release of the Abuja-Kaduna train victims from terrorists. He stated that the government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari has zero tolerance for ransom payments. Naija …

Prominent Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi’s aide, Tukur Mamu has been accused by Dr AbdulMalik Atta, a member of the Presidential Committee that facilitated the rescue of passengers abducted from a Kaduna-bound train in March, of thwarting early efforts to rescue Kaduna-Abuja train victims. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television, Atta, …

Three kidnappers who abducted and killed an 11-year-old boy after his parents paid a $19,000 ransom have been killed after they were dragged out of a Guatemala police station by villagers who set them on fire alive.   Ovidio Méndez, 24; Selvin Pérez, 24; and Samuel Godínez, 38, were killed …

Suspected bandits abducted a man identified as Abdullahi Bayero in Kaduna State and demanded N150m ransom.    A childhood friend, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday, August 23, said Abdullahi was abducted on his way home from work.     “Innalillahi wa inna ILAIHI RAJI’UN. Please include my childhood friend @Abdullahi …

The abductors of the Nasarawa state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Yakubu Lawal, have contacted his family and demanded N100 million as ransom before he will be released from captivity.   The kidnappers invaded Lawal’s home in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state on Monday night, August 15 …

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr Chinedu Nwadike, in Abia State    Nwadike, who is the Deputy Registrar of Spiritan University Nneochi (SUN) was kidnapped alongside a seminarian, Emmanuel Nwafor, on Umunnochi-Ihube road by the Enugu-Okigwe road on Friday, August 12, 2022.    It was gathered …