kidnapping
16 Feb
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have neutralised two suspected kidnappers and rescued four abducted victims in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama, a security pundit, that the operation followed a distress call on February 14 at around 8 pm regarding the kidnapping of passengers along the Kafanchan-Kwoi road…
16 Feb
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers and recovered incriminating exhibits following a distress report from a victim. In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command, SP Ramhan Nansel, stated that on February 13, 2025, at about 2:30 pm, one Jameson Godwill, 25, of Ado Village, Nasarawa State,…
9 Feb
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted three students of the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA), Ondo State, over the weekend. The victims, who were Industrial Training (IT) students on a farm, were abducted on Saturday evening while returning from the farm, not far from Akure Airport. The kidnappers also abducted a farmer and a…
9 Feb
A factional youth leader of the apex socio-cultural Igbo organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, has allegedly been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The Guardian gathered that Igboayaka was taken by his abductors in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Saturday evening. However, several quarters believe that Igboayaka was rather arrested by police operatives following a…
3 Feb
The Nigeria Police Force has intensified efforts to combat organised crime, particularly human trafficking and kidnapping, as part of its 2025 action plan.
2 Feb
Police operatives attached to the Kaduna State Command have apprehended three persons while they were trafficking 13 kidnap victims to Oyo State in an unmarked vehicle. In a statement on Sunday, Force Spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the incident occurred at about 7 p.m. on January 31, 2025. Adejobi identified the suspects as Samson Peter…
31 Jan
The Enugu State Police Command has said that the viral WhatsApp post alleging that “four persons were kidnapped and taken into the bush on Tuesday evening at Api-Opi, along Enugu/Opi/Nsukka Road” is false, malicious, and clearly intended to incite fear and panic. In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer for the command, SP Daniel…
29 Jan
Pervasive incidents of kidnapping, including the recent one involving the now-rescued Mrs. Folashade Odumosu continue to heighten fears and uncertainties across Nigeria’s urban centres as well as in the hinterlands.
28 Jan
Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested a Boko Haram Terrorist suspect in Taraba. This is contain in a statement on Tuesday in Jalingo, by Captain Olubodunde Oni, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations. “Acting on actionable intelligence, on January 26, 2025, troops successfully tracked and apprehended…
28 Jan
Elders in Awka community, Awka South Local Council of Anambra State, have rallied in support of Ozo Jeff Nweke, the Chief Executive Officer of Mango and Lion Properties Ltd, amid allegations of kidnapping levelled against him.
27 Jan
Unknown gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, have reportedly abducted a man, his wife, son, and two others in the Chikakore community, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The gunmen struck in the Chikakore area of Kubwa at around 12:00 a.m. on Monday morning. The kidnappers, numbering dozens and heavily armed, stormed the…
25 Jan
The police operatives attached to 'A' Division in Kontagora Local Council of Niger State have arrested one Nasirul Isyaka of Sabon-Gari Mangu Matachibu village. According to a statement issued by the Spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the suspect was arrested on January 17, 2025, at about 10 am. Isyaka was…
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