kidnapping
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.
4 Feb
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has ordered that the children who were released from the kidnappers' den on Sunday should undergo proper medical treatment and post trauma therapy.
2 Feb
Kidnappers of five pupils and four staff of the Apostolic Faith Church Primary and Secondary School in Emure, headquarter of Emure Council of Ekiti State have reportedly reduced their demand from N100m to N15million.
2 Feb
There seems to be no immediate end to the insecurity in Abuja as bandits, yesterday, abducted a director with the Federal Housing Authority (FHA)
2 Feb
The consequences of befuddled thinking flowing from parochial interests and not for the general welfare of all, are staring all in the face. The country is in a choke –hold of anguish, uncertainties and disillusionment.
31 Jan
There should be massive recruitment of Nigerians into the police force and the establishment of more police stations that should be adequately equipped not just to match the strength of the criminal gangs but to be able to subdue them.
31 Jan
Promoters of One Nigeria Ambassadors Club (PRONIG) have identified corruption and the poor socioeconomic conditions of a majority of the citizenry as reason for rise in kidnapping, banditry and other violent crimes in the polity.
30 Jan
Gunmen have abducted Helen Odunubi, the proprietress of Excel Group of Schools in Ogun State.
30 Jan
The fact that terrorists, kidnappers and other criminals now constantly have a field day killing innocent citizens and holding many others captive for as long as it takes for their demands to be met is a dangerous and depressing signal for Nigeria.
27 Jan
A horrific incident occured along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway on Thursday evening, resulting in the tragic death of a 37-year-old woman, Bilikisu Kazeem, and the abduction of prominent individuals, including the chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Philip Aivoji. The perpetrators are reportedly demanding a ransom of N200 million for…
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