Tag: Kidnap
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Edo train kidnap: Commissioner confirms 31 missing, one suspect arrested
The Edo Commissioner of Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare on Sunday confirmed that 31 intending passengers were kidnapped at Igueben train station in Edo on Saturday. The passengers were said to be waiting for a 4 p.m. train from Igueben
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How police foiled attempted kidnap of Plateau speaker
The Police Command in Plateau has foiled an attempt by gunmen to kidnap Mr Yakubu Sanda, the Speaker, Plateau House of Assembly. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)
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Police rescue 3 kidnap victims, recover weapons in Delta
The Police Command in Delta said it rescued three kidnapped victims and recovered weapons in two separate operations in the state. The spokesman of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, told newsmen on Sunday in Warri that
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Terror as bandits invade Sokoto communities, killed many and kidnapped 50
Many residents have been killed and at least 50 others kidnapped by bandits during attacks on several communities in Sokoto State. It was gathered that some of the communities attacked are located in Goronyo, Gada and Sabon Birni Local Government Areas of the state. The bandits were said to have invaded the communities in large…
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Police went undercover to foil plot to kidnap health minister
A group that plotted to kidnap German Health Minister, Karl Lauterbach, was infiltrated by an undercover officer, a court decision revealed on Monday. The man was deployed immediately to the environment of the accused
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Gunmen kill 2, abduct 7 others in Niger community
The Police Command in Niger has confirmed the killing of two residents and abduction of seven others by gunmen in Gulu village of Lapai Local Government Area of the state. Mr. Wasiu Abiodun, the Command’s spokesman, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Minna.
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Police arrest 4 over alleged abduction attempt in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the arrest of four middle-aged persons, including three women, over an alleged attempt to abduct a 10-year-old girl. The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest via his verified twitter handle on Friday.
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Monarch to spend 15yrs in jail for faking kidnap
A Lagos High Court in Ikeja has sentenced the dethroned Baale of Shangisha in the Magodo area of the state, Mutiu Ogundare, to 15 years imprisonment for faking his kidnap. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the trial judge, Justice Hakeem Oshodi, sentenced the monarch on Tuesday. The convict was first remanded on July 16, 2017, by an…
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Abductors release police Inspector, 2 others kidnapped in Ogun
Police in Ogun says a police Inspector and two others kidnapped on Wednesday at Waasinmi on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway have regained their freedom. The Police spokesman in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated in Abeokuta on Friday that kidnappers operating in military camouflage abducted the victims at Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state.
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Police foil kidnap bid, arrest 4 in Edo
The Police in Edo on Tuesday said their men foiled an alleged kidnap bid, arrested four suspected kidnappers while on township surveillance patrol on Ugbor road at GRA in Benin. This is contained in a statement by ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer in Benin.