Tag: Kidnappers
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BREAKING: Police capture three kingpin kidnappers of over 100 Bethel Baptist school students
The police have captured three kingpins involved in the kidnap of over 100 students of Bethel Baptist school, Kaduna. The suspects, who dressed in military camouflage, were paraded by the Force Public Relations Officers, Frank Mba, at the headquarters of defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), in Abuja. The suspects – Adamu Bello, Isiaku Lawal and…
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Alarming: ‘Gunmen, kidnappers killed 612 victims in August’
Nigeria recorded no fewer than 612 deaths across 103 local government areas in 29 states in August, a security report has revealed. The victims were reportedly killed by gunmen and kidnappers in various armed attacks, violent crimes and bomb attacks in Borno, Yobe, Kwara, Niger, Kogi, Plateau, Nasarawa, Federal Capital Territory, Benue, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kaduna,…
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Amotekun rescues three remaining travelers from kidnappers
Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, code-named Amotekun, have rescued the remaining three people who were kidnapped last Wednesday in the state. The victims were travelling to Lagos from Ifira-Akoko in Akoko South-East Local Government Area of the state when they were kidnapped by gunmen. The incident occurred at the bad portion of…
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Lady narrates how she escaped from kidnappers who killed Sowore’s brother
One of the five people abducted Saturday along Benin-Lagos road, Emmanuella Anyanwu, has given an insight in how she escaped from the den of her captors. According to her report, her abductors had asked her if she could pay N10 million to secure her release. The deadly kidnappers were the ones who killed late Olajide…
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Olajide Sowore: We’re combing forest to arrest killers — Police
The police on Sunday said that they were combing forest to arrest the killers of Olajide Sowore, the younger brother of Sahara Reporters’ Publisher and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore. The Edo Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Kontongs Bello, gave the assurance in Benin while addressing newsmen. Suspected kidnappers shot dead Sowore in Okada, Ovia…
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JUST IN: Bandits release five of 73 students kidnapped in Zamfara
Bandits have released five among the 73 kidnpped students of Government Day Secondary School Kaya in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Police confirmed that the students were kidnapped on Wednesday. A former councilor of Kaya ward, Yahaya Kaya, confirmed the release of the five students to journalists on Thursday. Kaya said his daughter,…
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How I risked my life to deliver ransom to abductors of my in-law – RCCG member narrates
How I risked my life to deliver ransom to abductors of my in-law – RCCG member narrates
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Kidnappers invade Living Faith Church, abduct three members
Three members of the Living Faith Church Worldwide have been kidnapped at Osara community along Lokoja-Okene road in Adavi Local Government Council of Kogi State. According to reports the kidnapers invaded the church when some of its members were rehearsing during the weekend. It was gathered that the kidnappers shot sporadically into the air to…
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‘I gave them a token of N4m and two android phones,’ Bayelsa SSG confirms release of kidnapped 80-year-old mother
The Police in Bayelsa on Sunday confirmed the rescue of Madam Betinah Benson, mother of Secretary to Bayelsa State Government (SSG), abducted on July 20 from her Ekeki residence in Yenagoa after 32 days in captivity. Mr Echeng Echeng, the Bayelsa Commissioner of Police, confirmed the development at the residence of the SSG shortly after…
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How my 3 children escaped from kidnappers den – Village Head
Alhaji Nura Jibrin, the Village Head of Dutsen Abba in Zaria Local Government, Kaduna State said his three children who were abducted alongside four other residents of the village on June 9, have escaped. The village head told newsmen in Zaria on Thursday that seven people were abducted from the village, but four were released…