Tag: Kidnapped
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Two years after, terrorists release 4 abducted FGC Yauri students
Two years after the abduction of scores of schoolgirls from Federal Government College Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State, four of the remaining 11 girls in captivity have regained their freedom. The four girls whose names are Bilha Musa, Faiza Ahmed, Rahma Abdullahi and Hafsa Murtala were released by notorious bandit leader, Dogo Gide on Friday…
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TRACE officer kidnapped on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
An officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Popoola Olasupo, was on Sunday abducted at Fidiwo axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. It was gathered that Olasupo was kidnapped at about 6:30 am on Sunday morning while going to his duty post.
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SAD! Taraba monarch narrates how he found corpses of his abducted wives, 5 children
The Chief of Mutumbiyu Justices Chiefdom in Taraba State, Justice Sani Muhammed (rtd), says the decomposed bodies of his two abducted wives and five children have been found. The monarch said that the bodies were discovered early Saturday morning and would be buried at Mutumbiyu. The bodies of my family members killed by kidnappers was…
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Edo govt confirms rescue of six victims out of 31 abducted at Igueben train station
The Edo State Government on Monday confirmed that six out of the 31 victims kidnapped at Igueben train station on Saturday have been rescued. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports this was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Communication and Strategy, Chris Nehikhare on Monday. In the statement he stated that “following the directive from…
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Just In: Police counter kidnap attempt on Plateau Assembly Speaker
Operatives of the Plateau State Police Command, have countered an attempted kidnap of Hon. Yakubu Sanda, Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, The Command, in a statement issued Saturday, by its Spokesperson, DSP Alfred Alabo, said three unidentified gunmen operating in a grey-coloured CR-V Jeep, arrived at the Speaker’s residence at the Federal…
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Breaking: Again, bandits storm Abuja satellite town abduct four men
Barely three weeks after bandits killed an abducted victim in Kubwa, a satellite town of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), four men were abducted in the early hours of Sunday, New Year’s Day.
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Just In: Ex-warlord Gen Boyloaf reportedly survives kidnap attempt in Abuja by gunmen
Popular former Niger Delta warlord Gen. Boyloaf on Wednesday escaped a kidnap attempt in Abuja. It was gathered that at the early hours of Thursday that the revered Niger Delta former warlord, Victor Ben Ebikabowei, popularly known as Gen. Boyloaf was kidnapped around 8:30pm yesterday by unknown gunmen at his Abuja residence. However, it was…
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Just In: Police operatives rescue three Abuja kidnap victims, recover deadly arms
Three kidnap victims in the Kubwa Relocation Estate, off Arab Road area of the Federal Capital Territory have been rescued by police operatives. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports the Federal Capital Territory Police Command confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, the police has commenced investigation into the Tuesday night security breach occasioned…
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Just In: Panic in Kogi as bandits reportedly abduct bus load of passengers
Unspecified number of passengers in an 18-seater bus have been reportedly abducted at Ochadamu along Anyigba-Itobe road in Ofu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State. Navy Commander Jerry Omodara (rtd), the state security adviser to Governor Yahaya Bello, confirmed the attack on Thursday, saying the state government was in complete control of it.…
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Just In: Police to arraign millionaire kidnapper, Lyon, today
The Nigerian Police Force, Bayelsa State Command, says all is set to arraign millionaire kidnapper, John Ewa (Lyon), who is popularly known for his flamboyant lifestyle on social media. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Asinim Butswat, the celebrity kidnapper also known as John Lyon and…