Tag: Kidnapped
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JUST IN: Kidnapped ABSU student regains freedom
The only student of the Abia State University, Utiru still left in the custody of a criminal gang which abducted some persons while journeying along the Okigwe-Uturu Road, has been released. Governor Okezie Ikpeazu made this known this Saturday via his official Twitter handle@GovernorIkpeazu. The Governor who thanked God, security agents and management of ABSU…
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kidnapped pastor, wife, 137 cows rescued in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command in separate operations said it had rescued eight kidnapped victims, including a pastor, his wife, four children, and two other travellers in the state. While the clergyman and members of his family were abducted by bandits in their home at Kudenda, Chikun Local Government Area of the state, the two…
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JUST IN: Gunmen kidnap Catholic priest in Imo
Gunmen on Sunday morning abducted a Catholic priest, Rev. Prof. Izu Marcell Onyeocha in Imo State. Onyeocha, was said to have been abducted around 7:00 a.m at Ihube Community in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State along Enugu -Port Harcourt Express Road. The victim, who is a lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities at…
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BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap busload of RCCG members on ‘Let’s Go Fishing’ trip in Kaduna [+Photo]
A busload of members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) was on Friday evening attacked by gunmen in Kaduna State. The victims were reportedly kidnapped during the attack on their way to Kachia in preparation for the church’s Let’s Go a Fishing Easter programme. Head, Media and Public Relations of RCCG, Pastor Olaitan…
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Three Katsina students feared kidnapped
Three male students of Community Day School, Gobirawa, Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State, were feared kidnapped on Tuesday afternoon by gunmen. Residents assumed that the students were abducted on their way home shortly after the school closed for the day. The gunmen were said to have forced the children on three motorcycles before…
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Kidnapped farmer’s son regains freedom in Oyo
Ayodeji Emmanuel, the 24-year-old son of a poultry farmer, who was kidnapped on Monday in his father’s farm at Oke Odan, Apete area of Ibadan, has regained freedom. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Olugbenga Fadeyi confirmed the released of the victim to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ibadan. NAN…
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JUST IN: NTA reporter kidnapped in Port Harcourt
Afemale reporter with Nigeria Television Authority, NTA, Network Centre in Port Harcourt , Mrs Chidiebele Julian Nweke Onyia, has been kidnapped by yet to be identified persons. Available details of how she was kidnapped are sketchy at the time of filing this report. But according to a post by Mrs Osinachi Samuel, her colleague, the…
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Kidnapped Taraba LG chair, Salihu Dovo found dead
The Chairman of Ardo-Kola Local Government Council in Taraba State, Salihu Dovo, has been killed by his abductors. Dovo was kidnapped by gunmen at his Jalingo residence in the early hours of Sunday. According reports, the kidnappers called an official of the local government few hours after his abduction to announce the killing of the…
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Deeper Life varsity’s Deputy VC, Fatokun released after ransom paid
Kidnapped Deputy Vice Chancellor of Anchor University, Lagos, Prof. Johnson Fatokun has been released by his abductors. Anchor University is a faith-based institution owned by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry. Fatokun was kidnapped on Monday while on his way from Jos, Plateau State to Nasarawa State around 9.00pm. The kidnappers earlier demanded for N20 million…
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Deeper Life holds special prayers as police confirm kidnap of varsity’s deputy VC
Leaders of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry are praying for the quick and safe release of Professor Johnson Fatokun, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Anchor University, Lagos, owned by the church. This is just as the leadership of the church and the management of the university are making necessary contacts with Fatokun’s abductors. Meanwhile, the Nasarawa…