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19 Feb
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested Ulagu Philemon Chukwuma, a 29-year-old domestic worker, for allegedly masterminding the kidnapping of his employer's son, 12-year-old Justin Nwakwo.
18 Feb
Abducted victims recently freed from captivity have revealed that kidnappers use poisonous snakes to terrorise them. Some of them, who recounted their ordeals in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), said that there were many snakes in the forests inhabitated by the bandits. They said that the snakes often bite both the kidnappers…
14 Feb
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, IbaGani Adams, yesterday, raised the alarm that evil has penetrated the South-West region of the country to which urgent and concerted actions are needed to be taken to address the situation.
14 Feb
As insecurity mounts nationwide and kidnapping cases become rampant, manufacturers and industry stakeholders have expressed worry, saying business activities are being affected negatively
11 Feb
General Overseer (GO), Forever in Christ Evangelical and Deliverance Ministry, Prophet Israel Adewale Ajadi, has said that community policing is needed in Nigeria now more than ever before.
9 Feb
Troops of the I Division Nigerian Army (NA)have neutralised four insurgents while others escaped with gunshot wounds.
8 Feb
Troops of the Nigerian Army on Wednesday succeeded in rescuing 18 female kidnapped victims from their captors and handed them over to the Katsina State Government.
8 Feb
The new war on kidnapping and criminality has to be fought on the frontier of knowledge. The new bands of criminals are vicious and lack any semblance of humanity or mercy. They are worse than animals, but they are living among us.
6 Feb
The Police Command in Kwara said it had rescued the wife of the late Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, the Onikoro of Koro-Ekiti, and one other in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara.
5 Feb
At least 35 women are missing after kidnappers seized guests returning from a wedding in northwestern Nigeria, officials told AFP on Monday.
5 Feb
The Lagos Police Command has confirmed that it has rescued an eight-month-old baby sold for N800,000 in the Ikorodu area of the state.
4 Feb
Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti has expressed sadness over killing of Mr Olugbaye Taiwo, Bus Driver of the abducted pupils of Apostolic Faith Nursery and Primary school, Emure Ekiti.

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