Tag: kidnap
Police rescue minor, arrest kidnap suspect in A’Ibom
Uyo, Feb. 05, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has rescued a three-year old child from a suspected kidnapper in...
Police detain 52 suspects, recover firearms, ammunition in Enugu
Enugu, Jan. 31, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Enugu State has detained 52 suspects, recovered firearms, ammunition, and rescued three kidnapped victims between...
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...
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...
Army sustains offensives against terrorists, rescues dozens of kidnapped victims nationwide
Abuja, Jan. 28, 2026 (NAN) The Nigerian Army has sustained coordinated offensive operations nationwide in the last 24 hours, neutralising terrorists, destroying camps and...
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...
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...
UK sanctions Russians over kidnap, re-education of Ukrainian children
London, Sept. 3, 2025 (dpa/NAN) Russian officials, a military commander and a nongovernmental organisation (Mother of Kremlin-backed Chechen) have been sanctioned by the UK over the...
Again, Police smash kidnapping gang in Imo, free 4 hostages
The Police Command in Imo on Saturday said it had smashed a kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate at Umuokanne in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area...
Police declare 2 wanted over alleged murder, kidnapping
The Nigerian Police Force, Zone 5 Headquarters, Benin, have declared two persons wanted in connection with alleged multiple murders, kidnapping, unlawful possession of firearms,...
Police nab 5 kidnap suspects, recover cash, weapons in Delta
The Police Command in Delta has apprehended five kidnapping suspects in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s spokesman, SP Bright Edafe,...
Police detain 123 suspects, rescue 19 kidnap victims in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State says it has 123 persons in its custody over their alleged involvement in various crimes in the state.
The...
Police, JTF rescue kidnap victim in Anambra
The Police Command in Anambra and security Joint Task Force (JTF) have rescued a kidnap victim in Ihiala area of the state.
The command’s Public...
Unknown gunmen kill 18, kidnap 3 in Katsina-Ala LGA- Chairman
Suspected gunmen, on Friday, attacked Mbache Ward in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, reportedly killing 18 persons.
Confirming the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria...
Police nab 3 kidnap suspects, neutralise 1 in Delta
The Police Command in Delta has apprehended three kidnap suspects and neutralised one in the state.
Spokesman of the command, SP Bright Edafe, who disclosed...
NSA hands over 16 more kidnap victims to Zamfara govt
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Thursday, handed another set of 16 abducted victims to the officials of Zamfara Government.
This is...
