The Federal Capital Territory has recorded a drop in the incidents of kidnappings and other crimes across the territory in 2024. Mr Adamu Gwary, the Director of Security Service Department of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) , made this known during the department’s end of year news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. Gwary described…

At least 25 people consisting mostly of women and children, have been abducted by gunmen suspected to be terrorists in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident which occurred late Sunday night at Ajasa community, also saw several homes ransacked by the hoodlums. A resident of the community who asked not to be…

A PAN-AFRICAN organisation, the Paradigm Initiative (PIN), has given reasons why the National Identification Number (NIN) has not stemmed the wave of abductions and other social vices in Nigeria. The body, a thought leader in the digital rights and inclusion space, recalled that the Federal Government had promised the initiative would end kidnapping in the…

Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency have arrested a 36-year-old man for staging his own kidnapping and demanding a ransom of N50 million from his employer. The suspect, identified as Akpooh Edet, worked as a security guard at Rubber Estate in Ose River, Ovia South West Local Council Area of Edo State, before…

The Anambra State Police Command has apprehended a couple, Kingsley Okoye, 36, and Chidinma Okoye, 27, for allegedly issuing threat messages and attempting to abduct unsuspecting individuals. In a statement released on Friday, the command’s spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed that the couple specialised in sending threatening text messages to victims, demanding ransom under the ultimatum…

A Chieftain of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kano, Ilyasu Kwankwaso, has challenged the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), to prefer workable solutions to end the myriad of security threats bedeviling the Northern region. Kwankwaso insisted that rather than threatening President Bola Tinubu's administration with change in 2027, the ACF would have come up with pragmatic…

The Lagos State Office of Public Defender (OPD) may represent the convicted kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans) charged with kidnapping, on Jan. 30, 2025, due to the absence of his counsel on several adjourned dates. Justice Adenike Cokers of Ikeja High Court, on Thursday asked the prosecution to ensure the presence of OPD at the…

Eight soldiers were killed in northwest Pakistan, while seven policemen were briefly kidnapped in separate attacks, police and intelligence officials told AFP on Tuesday. A Monday clash resulted in the deaths of "eight soldiers" and "nine militants" in the Tirah area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, an intelligence officer said on condition of anonymity. The Pakistani Taliban…

A joint operation led by the 1 Division of the Nigerian Army has rescued 58 kidnapped victims from Gayam, Sabon Layi, and Kwaga villages in the Dan Musa Local Government Area of Katsina State. The rescue operation was carried out on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at about 3:00 pm. The rescued individuals, including 35 males…

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to tackling all acts of banditry, kidnapping, and related criminality in the country. President Bola Tinubu stated this on Saturday in Katsina State at the 9th Convocation ceremony of the Federal University, Dutsinma (FUDMA). Tinubu, however, said security was not the responsibility of the government alone as citizens…

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Hafsat Abubakar Bakari, has expressed

A 40-year-old ex-convict, Richard John, has been arrested for alleged kidnapping and armed robbery in Edo State.