Tag: Kidnapped
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Again, Shekau releases new video, claims B’Haram kidnapped some policewomen
A new Boko Haram video has emerged showing the leader of the sect, Abubakar Sheka, who claimed the group recently kidnapped some policewomen. This was made known in a new video released by the Boko Haram jihadists. In the video released through a journalist, Ahmad Salkida , the sect’s leader, Abubakar Shekau spoke for about…
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Kidnappers of Sokoto businessman reduce ransom to N200,000
Gunmen who kidnapped a 27-year-old businessman, Alhaji Abubakar Kakirko from Kikirko Village in Sokoto State, have reduced the ransom they demanded from N500,000 to N200,000. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Abdulkadir, who gave an update on the abduction to newsmen in Sokoto on Thursday, said that the abductors were in touch with Kakirko’s…
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Photos: Evans leads detectives to his Igando, Ejigbo dens
Billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, who was arrested, recently, by the police for coordinating several high profile kidnappings, yesterday, led police operatives to two houses in Ejigbo and Igando areas of Lagos state, where he kept some of his victims for months. Evans revealed during the visit to his Igando hideout, located at…
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JUST IN: Benue social activist, Franc Utoo kidnapped in Abuja
…as Gov. Ortom calls for his immediate release Foremost Benue born social activist, Barr. Franc Utoo has been abducted by unknown gunmen. Utoo was abducted on Saturday, in the presence of his 2 kids, around Chambian Plaza in Gwarimpa-Abuja. The unknown gunmen, who were said to be in mufti, apparently trailed Utoo from his house…
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Kidnapped ex-Commissioner regains freedom in Calabar
Former Commissioner for Information in Cross River, Mr Patrick Ugbe, who was kidnapped in Calabar on June 1, has regained freedom. Ugbe, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of Hit Fm 95.9, was kidnapped by gunmen at Ekpo Iso Street in Ikot Ansa, Calabar. ASP Irene Ugbo, Police Public Relations Officer in the State, confirmed this…
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Release abducted students, Lagos lawmaker begs kidnappers
A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Segun Olulade, on Wednesday appealed to the abductors of six students of Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, in Epe to release them from captivity. Olulade, representing Epe Constituency II at the Lagos State House of Assembly, made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.…
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Kidnapped Ondo monarch regains freedom
The traditional ruler of Iyani-Akoko, in Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oniyani of Iyani Akoko, Oba Joel Sunday Daodu, who was abducted last Saturday, has regained his freedom. The monarch arrived his palace 8pm Tuesday in company of his two colleagues, Olubaram of Ibaram, Oba Olusegun Atibioke and the Owa of…
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Kidnapped radio journalist regains freedom in Benue
The Benue Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the release of a Radio Journalist, Mrs Iyuadoo Tor-Agbidye, who was kidnapped four days ago in her house in Makurdi. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Moses Yamu, confirmed the release to the newsmen in Makurdi. Yamu said that the kidnapped journalist was released in the early…