Tag: abduction
Abducted 12-year-old student: Police say investigation ongoing despite family holding back
Ibadan, Feb. 20, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Oyo State has said investigations into the abduction of the 12-year-old female student in Ibadan...
Police foil alleged abduction, arrest 4 in Yobe
Damaturu, Feb. 17, 2026 (NAN) The Nigeria Police Force, Yobe Command, has arrested four suspects over alleged abduction and fraud and rescued a victim...
Police confirm abduction of 12-year-old student in Ibadan
Ibadan, Feb.12, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Oyo State has confirmed the abduction of a 12-year-old female student of a private secondary school at the...
Nigerian Army rescues kidnapped cleric, neutralises gunman in Enugu
Abuja, Jam. 30, 2026 (NAN) Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army/JTF South East, Operation UDO KA, have rescued a kidnapped cleric in Enugu State...
Court remands farmer for allegedly defiling 2 minors
Kafanchan (Kaduna State) Jan. 29, 2026 (NAN) A Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kafanchan, on Thursday remanded a farmer, Bulus Umaru, in a...
Army, police rescue 8 kidnap victims in Kaduna forest
Abuja, Jan. 28, 2026 (NAN) Troops of Sector 7, Operation Safe Haven (OPEP), in collaboration with the Zango Kataf Police Area Command, Civilian Joint...
Gunmen kidnap pregnant woman in Ondo
Akure, Jan. 28, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the abduction of a pregnant woman at Ayede Community in Akure...
1,683 learners abducted in Nigeria from 2014-2022 – SCI
Katsina, Jan. 28, 2026 (NAN) An International NGO, Save the Children International (SCI), says no fewer than 1,683 learners were abducted in Nigeria between...
Troops rescue 11 kidnapped victims in Kaduna
Abuja, Jan. 27, 2026 (NAN) Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 11 kidnapped victims in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State following...
C&S Church appeals to FG to secure release of 151 abducted...
Maba (Ogun) Jan. 26, 2026 (NAN) The Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) Unification Church, on Monday, said that its 151 members were still in captivity,...
Southern Kaduna Christian leaders declare two-day fasting over Kajuru worshippers’ kidnapping
Kafanchan (Kaduna State) Jan.22, 2026 (NAN) The Southern Kaduna Christian Leaders Association (SKCLA), has expressed deep anguish over the recent kidnapping of 163 worshippers...
Security guard, 55, docked for allegedly defiling 15-year-old male
Abuja, Jan. 21, 2026 (NAN) A 55-year-old security guard, Mohammed Aminu, on Wednesday, appeared before a Magistrates’ Court in Asokoro, Abuja, in answer to...
Troops receive 8 rescued victims, nab gunrunner in Cross River
Abuja, Jan. 21, 2026 (NAN) Troops of 13 Brigade under 82 Division Nigerian Army and Joint Task Force South-East, Operation UDO KA, have received...
CP’s comment on Kaduna’s alleged abduction not denial of incident –...
Abuja, Jan. 21, 2026 (NAN) The Nigeria Police Force said comment by the Commission of Police (CP) in charge of Kaduna State Command over...
Police in Anambra reunite escapee with family
Awka, January 16, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Anambra has reunited a kidnap victim, who escaped from kidnappers’ den in Orumba South Local...
Police vow to rescue 3 abducted seminarians in Edo
Benin, Aug. 18, 2025 (NAN) The police command in Edo says it is intensifying operations to rescue three seminarians abducted in the state.
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Association seeks global action against abduction of health workers
The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), has called for a global action against increasing abduction and violence against medical professionals in the country.
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