Tag: Kidnappers
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Why we killed abducted Rivers pastor after collecting N5m ransom – Kidnappers
A four-member kidnap gang has confessed to the Rivers State Police Command how they abducted a general overseer of a Pentecostal church, collected the sum of N500, 000 ransom for his release but still killed him. The suspects were arrested by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the command following intelligence gathering. The kidnappers, who narrated the…
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BREAKING: Police rescue abducted Benue Commissioner’s wife, shoot three kidnappers dead
Men of the Police Elite Squad Operation Zenda in Benue State on Monday rescued the wife of the Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Mrs. Ann Unenge. During the rescue operation, three kidnappers were killed by the police. Mrs. Unenge was kidnapped on Saturday. The state governor, Samuel Ortom had confirmed the incident to journalists in…
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We don’t need your N10m chicken change, Kidnappers tell family of abducted Kogi Pharmacist
Emman Ovuakporie The abductors of Alhaji Abdulazeez Obajimoh, the Managing Director of AZECO pharmacy in Okene, Kogi State took a new twist as the bandits rejected the N10 million ransom offered by his family, insisting on N30 million to secure his freedom. The Pharmacist was abducted by gunmen in Iruvucheba community in Okenne local government…
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Police arrest pastor after church service for allegedly collecting ransom for kidnappers
A 45-year-old pastor, Ndifreke Udo Amos, has been arrested by operatives of the FIB Intelligence Response Team (FIB-IRT) for allegedly helping a kidnap gang in the abduction of an 80-year-old man, Pa Anthony Ugbuzor Idornigie. The octogenarian victim was said to be sitting in his house at No 7, Garage Street, Itoki, Lagos on November…
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Kidnappers abduct 38-year-old man in Jigawa, demand N60m
The Police in Jigawa said kidnappers have abducted a 38-year-old man in Kiyawa Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Jigawa Police Command, ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Dutse on Wednesday. Shiisu said the suspects allegedly abducted the victim identified as Lawan Zakar at his residence…
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Five kidnap suspects set ablaze in Edo
Five suspected kidnappers were on Sunday set ablaze by angry youths along the Afuze- Uokha Road in Owan West Local Government of Edo State. The suspects were said to have attacked and abducted some travellers alond the lonely road and took them inside the forest. However, luck ran out of the kidnappers as they were…
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Niger governor assents to laws recommending death sentence for kidnappers, informants
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has assented to some laws in accordance with Section 100(3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended). The Laws include: The Kidnapping and Cattle Rustling (Special Provisions) Law, 2021, the Niger State Vigilante Corps (Amendment) Law, 2021; the Niger State House of Assembly Service Commission…
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BREAKING: Bandits kill 7 kidnap victims in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Government on Sunday alleged that seven people were killed within three days by suspected bandits in Chikun, Kajuru and Giwa Local Government Areas of state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made this known in a statement. The statement said that the sad development was reported by…
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Police, hunters rescue kidnapped victims from kidnappers in Ibadan
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Tuesday invaded the Kulum Quarry Road off Ibadan-Ijebu Ode Road and abducted three persons. It was gathered that the gunmen abducted their victims from a Toyota Sienna Bus and whisked them away into the bush. However, some persons who saw how the three persons were abducted were said to…
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Police arrest six kidnappers; recover AK 47 rifles, live ammunition in Abia
Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team, ITR, have arrested six kidnappers at different locations in Abia State. Items recovered from the syndicate include; one AK 47 rifle with S/No. TC6664, 25 rounds of AK 47 live ammunition and one pump action gun with 10 live cartridges, a Volkswagen Jetta Car which the…