Tag: Kidnapped
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Abductors release father of LG boss in Bayelsa
The Police Command in Bayelsa has confirmed the release of Chief Gbalipre Turner by his abductors. The 70-year-old father of the Chairman of Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa, Marvin Turner, was abducted on Sept. 5, at Kpansia, Yenagoa. In a statement on Saturday, the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), SP Asinmi Butswait, said the…
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BREAKING: Gunmen attack, kidnap ex-Minister of State, FCT
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted a former Senator and Minister of State in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Solomon Sunday Ewuga around Gudi in the Akwanga local government area of Plateau State. The incident is said to have happened on the evening of Tuesday, September 28th, 2021. The former Senator who represented…
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Anambra guber: LP Gov Candidate, Agbasimalo abducted days after elder brother was released
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Anambra state for the forthcoming Nov 6,2021 election, Mr Obiora Agbasimalo has been abducted.
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Police confirm 73 students kidnapped from Zamfara school
The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of 73 students from the Kaya Day Secondary School in Maradun Local Government Area of the state The command disclosed this in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Muhammed Shehu, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday night. Shehu said the incident occurred at about 11:22…
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Six of 136 kidnapped Tegina students feared dead
Six of the 136 students kidnapped from an Islamic school in Tegina Niger state have died of illness, the school principal said. The abductors have demanded a ransom to release the students, kidnapped in May after an armed gang on motorcycles attacked the school. The principal, Abubakar Garba Alhasan, said the kidnappers had called to…
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Kidnapped Kaduna’s first class monarch regains freedom
A first class Kaduna traditional ruler, Danladi Gyet Maude, who was abducted in Nasarawa State, has finally regained freedom. Recall that TheNewsGuru(TNG) had earlier reported how the monarch was abducted while visiting his farm around Panda in Nasarawa. But a palace source told newsmen on Wednesday that the monarch was released around 9:30pm. The source…
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BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap Nasarawa Assembly member, demand N100m
A member of the Nasarawa State House Assembly (NSHA) representing Nasarawa Central State Constituency, Hon. Ismail Danbaba, has been kidnapped by gunmen. The kidnappers have demanded for N100million as ransom. An eyewitness said Danbaba was kidnapped on Saturday evening while traveling to Jos, Plateau State, to attend an official function. Danbaba reportedly alighted from his…
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Gunmen kill Catholic priest, abduct another in Katsina church attack
Catholic priest, Reverend Father Alphonsus Bello, was killed by gunmen who invaded St.Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church, Malumfashi on Thursday night. Another priest, Reverend Father Joe Keke, was abducted. His whereabouts were unknown last night. In neighbouring Kaduna State, some other gangs killed four persons, injured three and rustled 30 cows. The Katsina bandits invaded the…
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BREAKING: Kidnapped Ondo Deeper Life Pastor regains freedom
A Deeper Life Pastor, Otamayomi Ogedengbe, who was kidnapped in Irese in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, has been released by his abductors. Pastor Ogedengbe was abducted on Monday evening after conducting Bible study at Irese area of Akure. His wife, Yinka, said the kidnappers shot into the air before taking him…
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Abductors of Ondo Deeper life Pastor demand N30m ransom
The abductors of a Deeper Life Bible Church Pastor, Otamayomi Ogedengbe in Ondo State have demanded N30 million for the release of the cleric. Pastor Ogedengbe, a native of Akungba Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state was kidnapped from Deeper Life Bible church in the state on Monday night A…