kidnapping
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…
21 Jan
The Taraba State Police Command has rescued two kidnapped victims following a raid on a kidnappers' hideout in Isinyi Forest, Tapga Village, Ibi Local Government Area (LGA). According to a statement released by the command's spokesperson, Abdullahi Usman, the operation was conducted in the early hours of January 21, 2025, by detectives from the Ibi…
20 Jan
The FCT Police Command has successfully rescued a five-year-old girl, Miracle Yakubu, and arrested a 46-year-old male suspect, Nawaisi Abdullahi. The suspected was arrested on Sunday at about 10:00 am when police operatives, in collaboration with local vigilantes, swiftly responded to a distress call involving a man who was seen walking with a little girl…
12 Jan
Renowned Tanzanian rights activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai was kidnapped on the streets of Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday, Amnesty International and her organisation said. Tsehai campaigns for political change, freedom of expression and women's rights in Tanzania and has 1.3 million followers on X. Amnesty's Kenya branch said she was "kidnapped by three armed men…
9 Jan
Whilst I will not hesitate to condemn any attempt by another country to demarket our dear country, Nigeria, I have reservations about the way the Nigerian government reacted to the travel advisory issued by its Australian counterparts, warning its citizens to reconsider the need to take a trip to Nigeria.
6 Jan
Four young Kenyan men who disappeared last month in a spate of abductions targeting government critics were freed on Monday,
4 Jan
Gunmen have reportedly abducted Professor John Ebeh of the Department of Philosophy, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba (PAAU), Kogi State. According to an eyewitness, the gunmen, who are demanding a ransom of N10m, stormed the professor's residence in Agbeji, a suburb of Anyigba in Dekina Local Government Area, around 7pm on Thursday. A family source…
1 Jan
The Enugu State Police Command has announced the arrest of about 100 kidnapping suspects in the state in 2024. It also disclosed the arrest of over 130 armed robbery suspects, 55 murder suspects, and more than 111 individuals for unlawful possession of firearms during the same period. The State Police Commissioner, Kanayo Uzuegbu, while reviewing…
29 Dec
The Ogun State Police Command has found the seven-year-old girl that was announced missing a few days ago. In a statement on Sunday, the command said the girl was found in Ayetoro, Ogun State, by its anti-kidnapping team. The operation led by the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Ogunlowo, led to the arrest of some…
28 Dec
Kenyan President William Ruto has promised an end to abductions, following the latest spate of disappearances that have been condemned by rights groups, lawyers and politicians. Security forces in the East African nation have been accused of carrying out dozens of illegal detentions since youth-led anti-government demonstrations in June and July. The latest disappearances have…
27 Dec
No fewer than 23 suspected criminals were arrested for various degrees of crimes on Christmas day.Force Public Relations Office (FPRO), ACP
18 Dec
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…
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