Tag: Captivity
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Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Kidnap victim narrates ordeal in captivity
Aminat Taiwo one of the abductees forcefully taken away by unknown gunmen on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, last week has narrated her ordeal. Taiwo confirmed that her dad paid a ransom of 3.2m before she was released alongside her friend Tobi Orekoya. Aminat explained that they were on their way to a wedding in Ibadan when…
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Bandits free Abuja monarch, two others after 18 days in captivity
The traditional ruler of Bukpe community, Kwali Area Council, Abuja Hassan Shamidozhi, has been set free after spending two weeks and four days in the custody of bandits. Report has it that the paramount ruler’s palace was invaded by kidnappers in Bukpe community and the monarch was taken away alongside two residents of the community.
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Naval officer disarms kidnappers, escapes after one month in captivity
Sources at the Nigerian Navy on Saturday disclosed to TheNewsGuru.com, TNG that one of its gallant officer named AK Bala who was kidnapped on 24th February, 2021 on his way to Kebbi State for leave, has successfully gained his freedom. Bala reportedly disarmed one of his abductors after which he used his weapon to kill…
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Another girl escapes from Boko Haram’s captivity
The Nigerian Army on Sunday said it intercepted a 15-year-old girl, Zainab Mohammed, who escaped from the captivity of the Boko Haram insurgents. According to the Spokesman for the Army, Brig Gen Texas Chukwu, the teenager was intercepted by “troops of 28 Task Force Brigade deployed in operation Lafiya Dole on July 29, 2018, at…
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Shekau lied, none of our officers are under his captivity – Borno State command
The Nigeria Police Force has rubbished claims by the leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau that some policewomen were under the sect’s captivity. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Shekau had on Tuesday released a 10 minutes video where he claimed that several female officers were abducted during sect’s attack on a joint police/military convoy near…