Tag: armed kidnappers
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Abuja kidnappings: Wike places N20m bounty on two wanted Abuja kidnappers
The Minister, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Nyesom Wike has placed a N20 million bounty on two wanted kidnappers, Dahiru Adamu and Abu Ibrahim, who has allegedly been terrorising the nation’s capital. This was as he ordered police officers to fish out the kidnappers, dead or alive. He stated this on Wednesday when he met the…
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SAD! 80-yr-old father of Channels TV Anchor dies in abductor’s den
The father of Charles Erukaa, a popular television presenter and on-air-personality with Channels TV has reportedly died in the den of kidnappers in Benue State. Charles’ father, Washima Erukaa was also the former Chairman of Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. He was kidnapped on Saturday, 23 September, 2023 in Zaki Biam, headquarters of…
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Liverpool star’s abducted mother rescued, father still missing
The parents of Colombian and Liverpool winger Luis Diaz were kidnapped on Saturday and while his mother was later rescued his father remained missing, authorities said. Diaz’s mother, Cilenis Marulanda, was rescued by police in the city of Barrancas in the northern department of La Guajira, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said. The country’s police director,…
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I’m not a kidnapper, I’m a legitimate businessman – Evans tells court
Alleged billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudimeme ‘Evans’ Onwuamadike has denied being a kidnapper, claiming that he is an ornaments and Horlicks dealer. Recall that Onwuamadike is standing trial alongside Uche Amadi, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu and Victor Aduba over the alleged kidnap of Donatus Dunu, chief executive officer of Maydon Pharmaceutical Ltd and collection of…
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Kidnapped Ex-Jigawa PDP lawmaker freed
Former member of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, who represented Auyo constituency, Haladu Bako Uza had regained his freedom after payment of ransom. An aide to the ex-Governor of the state Sule Lamido on social media, Mansur Ahmed confirmed his release. He said the victim was released on Saturday around 3:00 pm after the…
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Police arrest killers of former Katsina commissioner
The Police Force Headquarters on Wednesday paraded eight members of a robbery gang which attacked commuters along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, during which a former Commissioner for Education in Katsina State, Prof Halimatu Idris, was shot dead. The suspects are Lawal Tukur, 40, leader of the gang; Sulaiman Sani, 27; Abubakar Ahmad, 30; Abubakar Adamu, 33; Yahaya…