Tag: Kidnapper
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Just in: ‘Notorious kidnapper’ nabbed while preparing for Hajj pilgrimage in Abuja Airport
The Department of State Services (DSS), operatives have nabbed a wanted kidnapper at the hajj camp in Abuja during pilgrim screenings ahead of their departure to Saudi Arabia, a security source confirmed this. The security source revealed that the suspected kidnapper, identified as Yahaya Zango, was arrested on Sunday. Zango, who resides in the Paikon-Kore…
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Bishop Kukah’s brother narrates ordeal in kidnapper’s den
Mr Ishaya Kukah, brother to the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah, on Tuesday recounted his harrowing experience in the hands of bandits who had held him and others captive. Kukah spoke with newsmen on Tuesday when the National Security Adviser (NSA),
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How I survived in kidnappers’ den – Former NYSC DG, Tsiga
The former Director-General of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga Rtd. said he was able to come out alive from kidnappers’ den by the help and mercies of God. Tsiga said this on Thursday, when he and 18 other victims were reunited with their families by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam…
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27-yr-old kidnapper bags 60 years imprisonment in Ibadan
A Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Thursday, sentenced a 27-year-old kidnapper, Umar Babangida, to 60 years imprisonment. The convict, found guilty of three charges bordering on kidnapping and cybercrime (
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A’Ibom: Kidnapped corps member recounts ordeal in captors’ den
Miss Abasifreke Joseph, a Corps Member, kidnapped on Jan. 9, along Enugu-Ezike Road, on her way to Kogi, says she faced torture and hunger in the hands of her captors. Joseph who was released on Jan. 13, gave the narration in Abak on Sunday, when Mr Sam Pepple, the NYSC Coordinator in Akwa Ibom visited…
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Police neuralise suspected kidnapper in Benin, rescue victim
Operatives of the Police Command in Edo have neutralised a suspected kidnapper and rescued his victim in Egor area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Moses Yamu made this known on Tuesday in Benin.
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Police confirm death of suspected kidnapper, recover arms in Delta
The Delta Police Command says a suspected kidnapper, who was hit during a gun battle with the police in Ewu community, has died at the General Hospital, Ughelli. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Olufemi Abaniwonda, made the disclosure at a news conference on Thursday in Asaba,
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Police detain notorious kidnapper, recover firearms, 27 ammunition in Kaduna
The Police Command in Kaduna State, says Its operatives have detained a notorious kidnapper, recovered firearms and 27 live ammunition. The spokesperson of the command , ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna.
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Kogi LG chairman escapes from kidnappers den
The police in Kogi have said that the caretaker chairman (CTC) of Kabba/Bunu local government area, Mr Zacchaeus Dare-Michael, has escaped from his kidnappers’ den. Dare-Michael was on Friday reportedly kidnapped by some gunmen on the Kaba-Okene road while on his way home.
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How notorious millionaire kidnapper used ransom proceeds to build hotel-Army
The Nigerian Army, has revealed how a notorious kidnapper built a big hotel from proceeds earned from ransom collected from abductees. The Army in a statement on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, said one of the suspects, Ifeanyi Godwin, built a hotel from the proceeds of kidnapping. In Anambra State, troops on patrol successfully intercepted and…