Tag: Abduction
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Insecurity: Unknown gunmen kill newly elected councillor, abduct wives
Alhaji Nasiru Magaji, an elected councillor in Katsina State, was on Wednesday, shot dead by gunmen. Magaji, who was popularly known as Nasiru B.S, was killed in Gozaki town of Kafur Local Government Area of the State.
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Bandits kidnap Varsity student, one other in Kaduna state
Kaduna state witnessed another round of abduction from bandits, an Architecture student of Kaduna state university KASU and another person was abducted at Gwantu Kurmi community of the state. The bandits also injured one other person, who was taken into an undisclosed hospital for treatment.
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After police dispelled rumour of attack, bandits attack Plateau communities
After police dispelled rumour of attack, gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have attack and killed some locals and razed down many houses in four villages of the Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau.
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Lagos woman declares daughter missing, accuses BRT driver of abducting her
An unknown driver working with Lagos Bus services Limited is being charged with the alleged abduction of 21-year-old Lagos based fashion designer. The lady whose name has been given as Bamise Ayanwole was said to be missing after she boarded a LBSL bus popularly known as Blue BRT at Chevron area of Lekki on her…
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Hanifa: Suspected Killers Make U-Turn, Deny Killing The Toddler
The principal suspect in the murder of five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar in Kano, Abdulmalik Tanko, on Monday denied killing the girl and pleaded not guilty. However, Tanko, who was accused of abducting and killing Hanifa has denied the allegations against him and two others in court during the trial on Monday (today). It should be recalled…
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Police deny terrorists’ abduction of policemen in Borno
Police in Borno on Friday denied media reports that terrorists abducted two policemen in an attack at Magumeri Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Abdu Umar, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri that the police was not affected in the attack.
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Uniabuja abduction: Rescue move begins amid massive security — Police
The Commissioner of Police in FCT, CP Babaji Sunday, says a combined team of policemen and soldiers have been mobilised to the Staff Quarters of University of Abuja where gunmen abducted four persons on Tuesday. “The police have also dispatched additional tactical and conventional policing resources to the main and satellite campuses of the university…
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ICC prosecutor seeks investigation into abduction of Nigerian schoolchildren
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is set to seek authorisation from the Pre-Trial Chamber of the court to open an investigation into
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School Attacks: Group cries out, demands enhanced synergy against abduction
By Our Correspondent The National Association of Nigerian Colleges of Education Students (NANCES) has condemned in strong terms the continuous invasion of schools and abduction of school children by bandits for pecuniary interests in the country. This was contained in a statement issued by the National President of the group, Mahmud Abubakar in Abuja on…
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Edo ex- commissioner escapes abduction
A former Commissioner for Oil and Gas in Edo State, Joseph Ikpea, and escaped abduction after gunmen allegedly attacked his convoy on Sunday along the Igbanke/Agbor Road, close to a boundary community separating Edo and Delta states. Ikpea revealed that the attack occurred while he was returning from his hometown, Ewatto, where he had gone…