Tag: kidnapping
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Give us one year to eliminate kidnapping, militancy, other crimes – IGP tells Nigerians
The Inspector General of Police Mr. Ibrahim Idris on Friday said the police under his leadership will work tirelessly to eliminate kidnapping, militancy and other perpetrators of heinous crimes in the country under one year. Idris spoke during a courtesy call on the The Nation Newspapers in Lagos. The police IG noted that police officers…
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Kidnapping won’t stop unless we enforce capital punishment on culprits – IGP
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Wednesday said to end kidnapping which is fast becoming the easiest road to acquiring illicit wealth in the country, the National Assembly must enact stringent laws which includes capital punishment. The IG said this during the monthly meeting with Commissioners of Police and other senior officers of…
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Rate of kidnapping has reduced since we arrested billionaire kidnapper, Evans – Police
The Nigeria Police Force has said the rate of kidnapping has dropped since the arrest of billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans. Police spokesman Moshood Jimoh said the International Police (Interpol) was investigating Evans’ activities. He said: “When we paraded him (Evans) in Lagos, I told the public that the arrest of Evans…
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Kidnapping: IGP advocates death sentence for Evans, others
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, is advocating for the imposition of death sentence on convicted kidnappers as deterrent for others who might want to embark on the heinous crime in future. The IGP, speaking at a dialogue session he held with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), under the umbrella of Situation Room, in Abuja…
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Kidnapping: Lawmakers go invisible, dump official vehicles, plate numbers
Due to the rising cases of high profile kidnapping cases and the subsequent request for huge ransome by kidnappers in the country, some lawmakers have decided to stop the use of their official vehicles and number plates for fear of being identified and kidnapped. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the decision is coming after a lawmaker from…
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Just in: Suspected kidnappers of Lagos pupils, teachers arraigned
Federal Government on Tuesday arraigned five men accused of kidnapping some pupils and members of staff of a school in Isheri, Ogun State, on January 13, 2017, and another six victims along the Ikorodu Expressway, Lagos, on December 16, 2016. The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation had, on June 1, 2017, charged the…
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Man arrested with human ‘spare parts’ in Delta
A 45-year old man, Felix Nnalu Chiabogwu, who is suspected to be a ritualist and member of a kidnapping gang, has been arrested by the Police in Delta State. He was arrested on Sunday in Abavo with human body parts kept in kegs in which he poured a preservative fluid. The kegs were then concealed…
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Delta Police arrest kidnap kingpin, rescue 5 kids, recover mother’s jeep
Delta State Police Command has arrested a wanted and self-confessed kidnapping kingpin who hails from Langtang in Plateau State but is causing untold criminal mayhem on citizens of Delta State. Disclosing this in a statement, Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, Ibrahim Zanna said, “On Wednesday 7th June, 2017, at about 12.45 pm, operatives of…