Tag: Kidnapp
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Five major abductions that rocked Nigeria in 2022
The year 2022 has been filled with series of events that have shocked Nigerians. Several events from the political sector, entertainment as well as security sectors among other sectors of the country, happened in the year 2022, which affected Nigerians in one way or the other.
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Gunmen abduct four, injure one in C/River
Mrs Rose Bassey, a former Accountant General of Cross River, was abducted on Tuesday along with three others at Uyanga axis of the Calabar-Ogoja highway. They were abducted by gunmen who laid siege on that axis of the busy highway by shooting at the traveling motorists to force them to stop. Nigerian standard reports that…
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Kidnapp: Evans to open defence in victim’s suit over ransom
Justice Kayode Ogunjobi of the Lagos High Court in Tafawa Balewa Square has adjourned the case of convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, to open his defence till July 13, 2022. Justice Kayode adjourned the case on Wednesday, following the prayers of the defence counsel led by Maxwell Chukwuemeka, who pleaded with…
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Police rescue 11 kidnapped victims, recover vehicle in Delta
The police in Delta have rescued 11 kidnapped victims and recovered the vehicle they were traveling in, in the state. The spokesman of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Warri. Edafe said the incident happened on Sunday, Nov. 14, when the victims were traveling…
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Police rescue 100 kidnapped victims in Zamfara
The police command in Zamfara has successfully rescued 100 kidnapped victims from bandits at Kabaro forest in Maru Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. This is contained in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu in Gusau on Tuesday. Shehu said that the rescue was done in collaboration with…
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Police confirm abduction of Nasarawa APC chairman
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the abduction of the state chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Philip Shekwo, by gunmen on Saturday. Mr Bola Longe, Commissioner of Police in the state, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Sunday in Lafia. Longe said that the APC chairman was abducted from his…
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No ransom was paid on 26 kidnapped girls – Zamfara insists
Zamfara government has maintained its position that no ransom was paid to secure the release of 26 girls kidnapped from Faskari local government area of Katsina State. Speaking at a media briefing in Gusau on Tuesday, Zailani Bappa, Special Adviser on Media to Gov. Bello Matawalle said: “we wish to make it categorically clear that…
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Officials discover 14 bodies after 15 were kidnapped in eastern Congo
Officials said on Tuesday that 14 bodies were found in the north-eastern city of Beni in Congo, five days after suspected rebels kidnapped 15 people, officials said on Tuesday. “The death toll has reached 14 bodies,” the spokesman for the mayor of Beni, Zachee Mathina, said, indicating that now all 15 people abducted during an…
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Nigerian Navy rescues four kidnapped Chinese in Ondo
The Nigerian Navy in Lagos on Thursday said it rescued four Chinese men from kidnappers around Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The Flag Officer Commanding, FOC, Western Naval Command, Sylvanus Abbah, told journalists in Lagos that the four victims were abducted on board a fishing trawler within the Lagos waters on December 14. According to…
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Two policemen, naval personnel, 15 others arrested for kidnap, robbery in Kogi
Two serving policemen and a naval personnel were among 18 kidnap and armed robbery suspects paraded before newsmen on Monday by the Kogi State Police Command. The state police Commissioner , Ali Janga, while parading the suspects in Lokoja, identified the policemen as Cpl Suleiman Isiaka and Cpl Ibrahim James while the naval personnel was…