Tag Archives: ransom

Bandits have killed two young men after collecting N2m ransom in Sokoto State.      It was gathered that the victims, Ibrahim Abubakar Rabah, a POS operator and graduate of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, was abducted alongside two others, Mustapha Muhammad Rabah and Ummaru Ahmad, over a month ago …

The abductors of a former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Prof Onje Gye-Wado, have demanded a N70 million ransom before he will be released.   It will be recalled that Gye-Wado was kidnapped by gunmen in Gwagi village of the Wamba Local Government Area of the state on Friday, April …

Gunmen, who kidnapped children and women in Wanzamai village, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, have demanded N30 million ransom.   The armed bandits had raided a farm in Wanzamai, a community on Zamfara-Katsina border on Friday morning, April 7, and abducted the victims.   A resident of Wanzamai …

Edo State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers over the abduction of a 31-year-old man, Albert Igbinomwanhia, in Benin City.    It was gathered that the suspects, Joel Emazor, 31, and Philip Roberts, 30, belong to a syndicate specializing in abducting innocent persons in Benin City.   Spokesperson of …

A 47-year-old woman, Firoza Bee Bee Joseph, has been arrested in South Africa for faking her own kidnapping and demanding a R2M ransom from her husband.   Mrs. Joseph made a brief appearance in the Durban magistrate’s court on Wednesday, April 5, 2023.    The woman, from Phoenix, north of …

Kidnappers have demanded N10m for the release of a 19-year old girl, Adetutu Okibaloye, who was abducted from her home at Imoru in Ose Local Government area of Ondo state.   It was gathered that the girl was with her aunt, Mrs Alaba Oga, when kidnappers numbering around seven gained …

The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested members of a notorious six-man kidnap gang including a 30-year-old man, Thomas Yau, who masterminded the abduction of his biological mother.    The spokesperson of the command, SP Mohammed Shehu, who made this known while addressing newsmen at the police headquarters in Gusau, …

Kidnappers have killed a 40-year-old cocoa farmer Akinola Akinnibinu in Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State over delayed ransom payment.   According to The Nation, the kidnappers killed Akinnibinu and and applied chemical on his corpse.    The body was discovered on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, four days …

Residents kidnapped from Angwan Aku community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have been released after weeks in captivity.   Recall that bandits attacked the community on Sunday morning, December 25, 2022, when residents were preparing to go to church to celebrate Christmas.   The gunmen were said …

Kidnappers have released two Osun farmers, Samuel Oyedotun and Tobiloba Fashola after N6m ransom payment.    The two victims were kidnapped while returning from their farm along Ede/Ileogbo road in Ayedire Local Government Area of Osun State last Wednesday January 11.   The kidnappers initially demanded N10m ransom and later agreed to …