Tag: Kidnappers
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Security forces know hideout of my uncle’s killers – Senator Abbo
Senator Ishaku Abbo has alleged security forces are aware of the hideouts of bandits that killed his uncle at Muchalla ward in Mubi local government area of Adamawa. The gunmen killed his uncle in the early hours of Saturday and made away with his step mother during the invasion of the family’s residence. The senator,…
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Just In: Kidnappers kill Sen Abbo’s uncle, abduct stepmother
Kidnappers have killed an uncle of Sen Ishaku Abbo and taken away his stepmother. A witness said the kidnappers stormed Abbo’s country home in the early hours of Saturday and killed Abbo’s uncle for raising alarm as they were taking away the senator’s stepmother identified as Rifikatu Ishaku. The development will further distress Abbo, the…
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Policemen collecting money for bail not different from kidnappers – Lagos CP
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Zubairu Muazu, on Tuesday inaugurated a statement-taking room for the CID Panti, Yaba, warning that policemen collecting money for bail were not different from kidnappers and would not be spared. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the facility was provided by the Rule of Law and…
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JUST IN: Police arrest kidnappers operating along Ibadan-Ife Expressway
The kidnappers operating around Ikire and other communities in Ibadan-Ife expressway have been arrested. The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 11, Mr Leye Oyebade, disclosed this at the ongoing Southwest security summit in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Zone 11 comprises Oyo, Osun and Ondo states. Oyebade made the revelation while…
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Buhari seeks death penalty for kidnappers, others
Sen. Abdulfatai Buhari (APC-Oyo North) on Sunday recommended capital punishment for kidnapping and other forms of violent crimes in order to tackle growing insecurity in the country. Buhari told newsmen in Ibadan that the spate of kidnapping and killings across the country would continue unabated if such a drastic measure was not taken. Buhari was…
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Reign of kidnappers, insurgents will soon come to an end – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, in Katsina State, declared that the days of bandits, kidnappers and insurgents in Nigeria were numbered. He insisted that his administration would overpower them wherever they operate in the country. He gave the assurance in his address at the fourth convocation of the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State. President Buhari,…
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Man hires kidnappers to abduct parents
Two persons, Akpos Jonny, aged 35 and Samson Oturu aged 31, have been arrested for planning to kidnap one Mr. Okundaye Austine and his wife. They were said to have plotted to carry out the operation at No 25, Akhigbe Street, Usen quarters, Egor local government area. Police sources said they were on the trail…
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Abducted APC chairman solicits amnesty for kidnappers
The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Mr. Donatus Nwankpa, is calling on governments to consider granting amnesty to kidnappers across the country as part of strategies to check kidnapping. Nwankpa who just regained freedom from abductors told The Nation that punitive measures are not enough to address the problem. “We…
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Kidnappers release Wike’s aide
Dr Anugbum Onuoha,the Special Adviser to Governor Nyesom Wike on Lands and Survey who was abducted on Friday, January 18 in a hotel on Ada George road in Port Harcourt by armed men dressed in military fatigue has regained his freedom. He was released last night. Sir Wobo Kingsley, a close friend of the Anugbum…
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BREAKING: Gunmen kidnap Wike’s SA, Onuoha
The Rivers State Police Command have confirmed the Kidnap of the Senior Special Adviser to Governor Nyesom Wike on Lands and Survey, Chief Anugbom Onuoha. Onuoha was kidnapped Thursday night by heavily armed gunmen after exchange of gunfire at his Hotel around Ada George area of Port Harcourt. The gunmen, it was gathered overpowered 4…