Tag: kidnapping
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IG seeks tougher legislation against kidnapping, banditry
The Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Mohammed Adamu, yesterday called for tougher laws against the crimes of kidnapping, armed banditry and state seizure of assets linked to illicit proceeds from kidnapping and other heinous crimes. The IG said such laws would stem crimes and criminalities and act as a deterrent to potential kidnappers and…
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Police arrest 2,175 for kidnapping, armed robbery, others
The Inspector General of Police ( I-G ), Mr Mohammed Adamu, said the police have arrested 2,175 suspects for armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism and banditry since the launch of the “Operation Puff Adder” A statement by the Force spokesman, Frank Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, on Wednesday in Abuja, said Adamu disclosed this when…
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Tackle increasing kidnapping, insurgency now, CAN tells Buhari in Easter Message
… Calls for peaceful coexistence The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Saturday appealed to the Federal Government to urgently put an end to the rising case of kidnapping and killings especially in the northern part of the country. President of CAN, Rev Samson Ayokunle in his Easter message also urged government to secure the…
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Kidnapping: IGP launches Operation Puff-Arder
The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Mohammed Adamu has launched Operation Puff-Arder to curb the rate of kidnapping. The operation was launched to tackle the increasing rate of kidnapping along Abuja-Kaduna highway and neighbouring communities. The Police chief while launching the operation at the Divisional Police Headquarters Katari in Kaduna State on Friday also disclosed…
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Kidnappers sentenced to death by hanging in Delta
A four-man armed syndicate that specialized in robbing and snatching exotic cars as well as kidnapping their victims have been sentenced to death by hanging by a Delta High Court sitting in Asaba. The criminal case was between the State and five defendants, Uche Vincent Uzondu (M), Emeka Amukali (M), Paul Egwom (M), Festus Oghali…
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Kidnapping: Nasarawa residents demand military base
Some residents of Garaku in Nasarawa State have called for the establishment of a military base to curb incessant kidnappings and armed robbery along Keffi/Garaku/Akwanga road. They said that the establishment of a military base along the route would help curtail the activities of criminals and criminality in the area. Some of the residents, who…
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Police kill kidnap suspect in Edo, arrest 46
The police in Edo have killed a suspected kidnapper and arrested no fewer than 46 other suspected criminals in the last few weeks. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Johnson Kukumo, disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday in Benin. He said police operatives also recovered 126 assorted arms and ammunition from…
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Police arrest 19 suspects for kidnapping, cattle rustling, other offences in Niger
The Police Command in Niger have announced the arrest of 16 suspected cattle rustlers, kidnappers and armed robbers that have been terrorising residents of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Muhammadu Abubakar, said this in a statement on Monday in Minna. He said that two suspected kidnappers were arrested with three AK 47…
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Senate passes Bill against kidnapping, jungle justice, others
The Senate on Thursday, passed a Bill for a law to against abduction, wrongful restraint or wrongful confinement for a ransom. This came after a clause-by-clause consideration of a Report on the issue by Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters at plenary. The Bill was sponsored by Sen. Isa Misau (APC-Bauchi) and…
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‘Police responsible for most kidnapping in Nigeria’ – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has accused the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, of masterminding most kidnappings in the country. The governor, therefore, called on African lawyers to help revive democracy in Nigeria, insisting that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has used the police to destroy its foundation. In Wike’s words: “most of the…