Tag: Kidnappers
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Just in: Police speaks on kidnap of six JAMB officials, says one rescued
The Kogi State Police Command on Monday said it has rescued one of the six kidnapped Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) staffs abducted on Sunday along the Obajana-Kabba road. The command’s spokeman, Mr. William Ayah, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), who confirmed the development, said that the police rescued one of the kidnapped…
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Kidnappers force their way into Provost’s house, kill one
One person has been confirmed dead in an attempt to kidnap Dr. Mike Dio-Jen, the Provost of Taraba College of Education Zing, at his residence in Jalingo. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, at the Green Beach area of Kona ward, in Jalingo. An eye witness who spoke under anonymity said that…
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Insecurity: Juji indigenes re-locate from ancestral home over menace of kidnappers in Kaduna
…say our state govt can no longer protect us Emmanuel Bagudu, Kaduna Bandits and Kidnappers have forced some residents of Juji, in Chukun Local Goverment Area of Kaduna State to relocate to the metropolitan city and other safer areas in the state. TNG reliably gathered that the exodus is making the area scanty. Juji, a…
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Police kill two suspected kidnappers, rescue victim in Katsina
Men of the Katsina State Police Command have killed two suspected members of a kidnap syndicate in the state. During the operation, the security operatives arrested another suspected member of the criminal gang while one of their victims was rescued. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Sanusi Buba, disclosed this to reporters while parading…
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Kidnappers kill six teenage abductees
Kidnappers have murdered six teenagers in Ethiopia after their demands for ransom were denied. The six victims were buried on Tuesday, a state-owned Amharic regional broadcaster said. Shortly before Christmas eight youths aged from 10 to 16 had been abducted in the region of Gondar. One teenager was able to escape, another was severely injured…
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Fleeing kidnappers kill four as police demolish their camps in FCT
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Monday, said it has dismantled kidnappers camps and arrested a suspect along Kwali-Kwaita axis of the territory. The Deputy Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, ASP Mariam Yusuf disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. She said the camps were dismantled during Counter-Kidnapping Operations…
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Police rescue abducted Lagos corps member after gun battle with kidnappers [Photo]
The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday rescued a corps member, Faith Onyiwara, who was kidnapped around Ilamija, in the Epe area of Lagos State. A statement by the commands Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) said that the Commissioner of Police Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu coordinated the rescue operation of the Corps member, adding “no…
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Kidnappers free 84-year-old Bayelsa monarch
The abducted 84-year-old monarch of Tarakiri clan, Southern Ijaw, Bayelsa State, King George Agbabou Week, has regained freedom 25 days after he was kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Unidentified gunmen on October 3 abducted the Traditional Ruler, who is the father of the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Doodei Week, and whisked him away from…
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[Updated]Troops kill 5 bandits, raid kidnappers’ den, arrest 5 [Photo]
Troops of 342 Artillery Regiment, while acting on credible intelligence raided a suspected kidnappers’ den at Ihie Community in Ohaji/Egbema LGA of Imo State where they arrested two suspects, Umah Kingsley and Miss Chukwu Happiness. Trending: Patience Jonathan takes her 54th birthday anniversary to night-club [Watch her trending dance video] Patience Jonathan takes her 54th…
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Police arrest eight ‘most wanted kidnappers’ in Imo
The Imo State Commissioner of Police Rabiu Ladodo has said that eight of 15 most wanted kidnap suspects in the state have been arrested. Ladodo, who disclosed this during an interface with state governor Emeka Ihedioha in Owerri, the state capital, gave the names of some of the arrested suspects as: Ebike Nwadiuko, Henry Iwunze,…