Tag: kidnapping
Police confirm kidnap of 9 worshippers in Benue
Makurdi, Feb. 9, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Benue on Monday confirmed the kidnap of nine worshippers at Ojije in Utonkon, Ado Local...
Police arrest 4 members of suspected kidnapping syndicate in Ondo Community
Akure, Feb.5, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Ondo State says it has arrested four suspected kidnappers, as part of the syndicate linked to...
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...
Police rescue 6-year-old girl from kidnappers in Ebonyi
Abakaliki, Jan. 8, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Ebonyi has rescued a six-year-old girl from suspected kidnappers in the state.
Spokesman of the command,...
Tinubu reviews pardon list, excludes convicts of kidnapping, drug, human trafficking
Abuja, Oct. 29, 2025 (NAN) President Bola Tinubu has ordered the review and exclusion of persons convicted of kidnapping, drug trafficking, human trafficking and...
Troops nab 11 terrorists’ logistics suppliers, rescue 9 kidnapped victims
Abuja, Sept. 9, 2025 (NAN) The Nigerian Army says its troops apprehended 11 terrorists’ logistics suppliers and rescued nine kidnapped victims in nationwide operations...
Police apprehend 2 suspected kidnappers in A’Ibom
Uyo, Aug. 25, 2025 (NAN) The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has apprehended two additional suspects in connection with a recent failed...
Air strike: 62 kidnapped victims escape Katsina bandits’ den – Official
Katsina, Aug. 18, 2025 (NAN) The Katsina government has confirmed that 62 kidnapped victims escaped following an air strike on the camp of a...
Police foil kidnap attempt, nab 2 suspects in A’Ibom
Uyo, Aug. 18, 2025 (NAN) The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has foiled a kidnap attempt and apprehended two suspects who attempted...
How we’re dismantling kidnapping economy – NCTC boss
Abuja, July 29, 2025 (NAN) Maj. Gen. Adamu Laka, National Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA), has reiterated...
Fake kidnapping: Stakeholders task families on teachings of contentment, moral values
Stakeholders have called on families to imbibe the teachings of contentment and moral values in homes to address the incidences of family members faking...
Police confirm kidnapping of PDP Chieftain in Ibadan
The Police Command in Oyo State has confirmed the kidnapping of Mr Benedict Akika, a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by gunmen.
The...
Enugu Govt. threatens to demolish buildings used for kidnapping
The Enugu State Government says it will pull down property, whether private residence or business premises, used for kidnapping for ransom in any part...
End kidnapping of health workers – medical association urges FG
The Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), has as a matter of urgency urged the Federal Government to put an end to incessant abduction...
Police foil kidnapping attempts in Katsina, rescue 7 victims
The Police Command in Katsina State said it has foiled a kidnapping attempt at Yan Shantuma village, in Danmusa lLocal Government Area and rescued...
Police arraign 6 for alleged kidnapping, stealing
The police have arraigned six men in Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State, for allegedly conspiring with others at large for harming, intimidation and...
Court remands man, 27, over alleged armed robbery, kidnap
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday, remanded a 27-year-old man, James Israel, in a correctional facility over alleged armed robbery and kidnapping.
Israel, whose...
