Tag: abduction
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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Police confirm abduction of naval personnel, 7 others in A’Ibom
The Police command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the abduction of a naval rating and seven others in Ibaka Local Government Area of the...
Updated: NUJ condemns abduction of Kaduna journalists, families
The Kaduna State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has vehemently condemned the abduction of its members on Saturday at about 10:30...
Police confirm abduction of businessman in Eket
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the abduction of Mr Benjamin Unwuka, a businessman in Eket Local Government Area of the state.
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Police foil abduction of traditional ruler in Kaduna, wife missing
The Police Command in Kaduna State has confirmed a failed kidnap attempt by gunmen on Wednesday night on Alhaji Umar Musa, the Paramount Ruler...
Police confirm abduction of Catholic priest in Adamawa
The Police Command in Adamawa has confirmed the abduction of a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Oliver Buba by suspected kidnappers.
SP Suleiman Nguroje, the command’s...
Army rescues 386 civilians from Sambisa forest 10 years after abduction
No fewer than 386 people, mostly women and children, have been rescued by the Army in Sambisa forest ten years after their abduction.
The acting...
Sen. Natasha decries abduction of CUSTECH students, wants improved security
Sen.Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has condemned the attack and abduction of students by gunmen at the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Adavi local...
Tears of joy as Gov. Yusuf reunites parents with their stolen...
Kano, Dec. 30,2023 (NAN) No fewer than seven children from Bauchi State have been reunited with their parents by Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano...
Abduction: Minister advises states to review policies, improve security in schools
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has advised state governments to review policies and improve security in schools to check kidnapping.
She gave...
Kaduna: ‘Our family is broken over my sister’s murder’ —Sibling
The sister of Dorathy Yohanna, one of the students of Greenfield University, Kaduna State, who was killed by bandits who abducted them on April...
Find Missing journalist, group tells IGP
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Abubakar Adamu has been called upon to ensure that the abductors of a journalist and lawyer, Mathew...
IPC condemns arrest of Journalist; demands release of abducted reporter
Piqued by the incessant arrest, harassment and intimidation of journalists while carrying out their assigned responsibilities, the leadership of the International Press Centre (IPC),...
