Tag: ransom
Lagos Police nab 18-year-old in N20m ransom sting
Lagos, April 7, 2026 (NAN) The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended an 18-year-old suspect in connection with a N20 million threat-to-life and...
Police bust syndicate behind nude photo blackmail in Lagos
Lagos, Feb. 6, 2026 (NAN) The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Lagos, has apprehended three suspects over an alleged cyber blackmail and extortion scheme...
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...
Bandits kidnap 10 locals in Zamfara, demand N50m ransom
Bandits have raided Moriki community in Zamfara State on Wednesday night, kidnapped over 10 locals and demanded N50 million ransom.
The Police spokesman in Zamfara,...
Ekiti Police Apprehend Eight Suspected Kidnappers Linked to School Abduction
Ekiti State, February 15, 2024 - The Ekiti State Police Command announced on Friday the arrest of eight individuals believed to be part of...
Parents of abducted Niger Islamiyya students beg for money to raise...
Parents of the abducted pupils of Tanko Salihu Islamiyya School, Tegina, in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, have resorted to begging in...
I prefer to die than pay ransom to kidnappers, says El-Rufai’s...
Wife of the Kaduna State Governor, Hajiya Asia El-Rufai, on Wednesday, kicked against the payment of ransom to kidnappers in the country.
The governor’s wife,...
Tegina abductees: Bandits increase ransom to N200m
Gunmen who Kidnapped the 156 pupils of the Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School in Tegina town, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State last Sunday...
Abducted Kubwa residents freed after ransom
The two residents of Byazhin area in Kubwa, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), kidnapped by gunmen have regained their freedom after...
