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28 Jan
The Divisional Police Officer of Isara Division has rescued nine of the 10 recently kidnapped persons in Ogun State.
18 Dec
The Abia Police Command has confirmed Saturday’s alleged abduction of four underaged children in Umuahia by their unidentified female neighbour. The incident happened barely three weeks after the alleged disappearance of four schoolchildren of the same parents in Umuda Community, a suburb of Umuahia. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Maureen Chinaka, confirmed the…
8 Dec
Ten students of Federal University of Lafia were Thursday night kidnapped by armed bandits believed to be Fulani herders.
5 Dec
Rivers State Police Command has said it detained four of its personnel for allegedly kidnapping a Port Harcourt hotel staff and demanding N1million ransom from the family.
22 Nov
Troops from the Nigerian Army on Tuesday rescued a total of 31 kidnapped victims during a clearance operation in Sokoto state. The Army in a statement on Wednesday said the resilient troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) carried out the operation. It added that the troops carried out the…
5 Nov
Police in Cross River on Sunday arrested a fleeing suspect in Saturday’s abduction of a former INEC employee.
15 Oct
The Benue State Security Advisor, Joseph Har, has confirmed the release of seven persons who were abducted on October 9 at Igaji in the Benue South Senatorial District.
Nigeria Senate
6 Oct
The Senate has summoned the security chiefs to a closed session, to address the spate of kidnapping in tertiary institutions across the country.
5 Oct
Gunmen have kidnapped five students in northern Nigeria, police said, days after more than 20 others were abducted in a neighbouring region.
4 Oct
The police in Katsina State has confirmed the kidnapping of five female students of the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina by gunmen.
7 Jul 2023
Iraq has opened an investigation into the suspected kidnapping of an Israeli-Russian academic after her disappearance in Baghdad, a government spokesman said.
29 Apr 2023
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a couple (name withheld) over alleged self-kidnap for N5 million ransom.

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