Tag: Kidnapper
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Police arrest 2 serial kidnappers in Ondo
Police in Ondo State says they have arrested two 35-year-old serial kidnappers, Olaoye Oluwatosin and Taiwo Olamide. The suspects allegedly kidnapped three persons in Ofosu, Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State between 2021 and 2022.
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Timeline of kidnap kingpin Evans’s trial
News of arrest of kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans) by the police on June 10, 2017, dominated Nigeria’s media space the following 12 hours and beyond. His trial continued to hold the attention of the media and the general public.
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Evans showed no remorse during trial despite huge evidence – Judge
After a five-year trial, kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, on Friday got life imprisonment for conspiring with two others to kidnap Mr Donatius Dunu, Chief Executive Officer, Maydon Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Justice Hakeem Oshodi of an Ikeja High Court, who passed the sentence, said that Evans and two others did not show any remorse during…
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Police overpower kidnappers in gun duel, arrest three during ransom collection[PHOTO]
Police in Ogun State have arrested three suspected kidnappers while they were trying to collect ransom on two victims abducted at Abule Oba, along Alamala in Ayetoro, Yewa North local government area of the state. The suspects, Abubakar Sodiq, 26, Ibrahim Kuaki, 24, and Muhammadu Dio, 22, were arrested on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. The…
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Police foil kidnap attempt on Kaduna-Abuja highway
Police in Kaduna State have foiled a kidnap attempt on the Kaduna-Abuja highway. The police spokesman in the state, ASP Muhammad Jalige, stated on Wednesday that on Nov. 9, at about 7.45 p.m., the Commissioner of Police, Mr Mudassiru Abdullahi, was on an official tour. “The commissioner intercepted a large group of marauding bandits on…
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Police place N5m bounty on fleeing kidnapping suspects in Ekiti
Police place N5m bounty on fleeing kidnapping suspects in Ekiti
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Suspected kidnappers abduct three people during vigil in Ogun
Three persons, Ifeoluwa Alani-Bello; Adebare Oduntan and Mary Oliyide, were abducted by suspected kidnappers at Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Obada-Oko area of Abeokuta, in the early hours of Sunday. Their abductors according to a source were said to have demanded N6 million as ransom. This incident was confirmed by the State Police Public Relations Officer,…
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I only got N100k share for Kidnapping Bethel High School students, says gang Leader
The leader of the kidnapping gang that abducted 136 students of Bethel Baptist High school in Kaduna State identified as Muazu Abubakar has said that he got a share of N100,000 from the ransom paid for the release of the students. 27-year-old Abubakar stated this when he was paraded alongside two other suspects in the…
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Kidnapped Omu-Aran indigene regains freedom
The President of Omu-Aran Development Association (ODA), Maj. Gen. Olayemi Abidoye (rtd), has confirmed the release of an unnamed indigene who was kidnapped on Wednesday near Rore, Irepodun local government area, Kwara. Maj Gen Abidoye said in a statement on Sunday by the association’s Spokesman, Olayinka Owolewa, that no ransom was paid for his freedom.…