Tag: Abduction
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SPECIAL REPORT: The unending reign of terror in southern Kaduna
“Marauding Fulani herdsmen and other unchecked terrorist groups have continued to wreak havoc on defenseless villagers, killing at least 345 people in Southern Kaduna since January 2022”. A fresh wave of deadly attacks in the southern part of Kaduna State has led to the death of local residents of Ungwan Wakili community in Zango Kataf…
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Police confirm abduction of 6 pry school pupils in Nasarawa
The Police in Nasarawa State say some gunmen on motorcycles on Friday abducted six pupils of Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) Primary School Alwaza, Doma Local Government Area. The Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Ramhan Nansel,
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Gunmen storm Abuja community, kill man, abduct his family members
Ushaffa community in the Bwari Area council of Abuja was on Wednesday morning thrown into confusion when gunmen suspected to be kidnappers stormed the community, killing a man and abducting his family members. There is apprehension in the entire community as residents fear of being attacked.
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Insecurity: Bandits storm Taraba villages, Kill 16 persons, abduct several others
No fewer than sixteen persons have been killed by Armed bandits in different communities in Taraba State. It was gathered that the bandits stormed the communities in their numbers at the weekend and whisked away several persons. The communities invaded by the attackers are Gidado and Garinkuka villages in the Gunduma district of Mutum-Biyu chiefdom…
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Gunmen kidnap 4-year-old boy as father escapes abduction
S uspected gunmen have kidnapped a four-year-old boy, Oluwadarasimi Omojola, as his father, Boluwaji Omojola, managed to escape on Itaji/Ijelu-Ekiti Road in Oye Local Government area of Ekiti. The traditional ruler of the community, Owajumu of Omu-Ekiti, Oba Gabriel Ogundeyi, confirmed the incident through a telephone conversation with newsmen on Saturday.
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Police clears air on abduction of Prof. Jachimike in Imo state
The Imo Police command has clarified that Prof. Adiele Jachimike, a staff member of Boss FM radio, was arrested by policemen from Owerri Area Command, not abducted by gunmen as being claimed. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) CSP Mike Abattam disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
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Relatives deny release of abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers
Relatives of abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers have dismissed reports on social media about the release of the passengers as false. The denial is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna by leaders of the “Relatives of AK9” Group, Dr AbdulFatai Jimoh, and Dr Ba’aba Muhammad.
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KIDNAP: Army to summon Methodist prelate
The Army has said it would meet with the Methodist Prelate Samuel Kanu-Uche to know more about the circumstances surrounding his abduction. This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu.
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Orji Kalu reacts to abduction of Methodist Prelate in Abia
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu, has reacted to the abduction of Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Kanu. Kalu, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, described the incident as devastating and evil. Recall that Kanu, alongside the Methodist Bishop of Owerri, Dennis Mark; and the Prelate’s…
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BREAKING: Nasarawa LG Chairman abducted, orderly killed
The Executive Chairman of Keffi Local Government Council in Nasarawa State, Shehu Baba has been abducted by yet to be identified gunmen. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Baba’s orderly, Alhassan Habeeb was shot dead in the process.