Tag: kidnapping
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Police allay fears of Oyo residents, travellers over alleged kidnaping on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Ngozi Onadeko has allayed the fears of residents and travellers of their safety when travelling on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Onadeko gave the assurance on Tuesday at Onigari on the Lagos- Ibadan expressway, the scene of one of the two reported cases of kidnapping in the state within the…
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I learnt kidnapping from watching actor Zubby Michael in movies – 23-yr-old suspect
I learnt kidnapping from watching actor Zubby Michael in movies – 23-yr-old suspect
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TNG Special: 2021 one sordid year banditry, kidnappings reigned supreme in Nigeria
TNG Special: 2021 one sordid year banditry, kidnappings reigned supreme in Nigeria
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Kaduna reps decry incessant attacks, kidnapping on Abuja/Kaduna highway
The Kaduna Caucus of the House of representatives on Thursday decried the incessant attacks by bandits, insurgents and kidnappers on the
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Bishop identifies solutions to kidnapping, banditry
Bishop identifies solutions to kidnapping, banditry
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Police speak on alleged kidnapping in Zuba, Deidei
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday said there was no incident of kidnapping in Zuba and Deidei axis of the territory. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, ASP Mariam Yusuf, stated this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Yusfu said that the clarification followed reports in…
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Police refutes abduction of 60 travelers on Gusau-Sokoto highway
The Zamfara State Police Command, on Tuesday, refuted reports claiming that armed bandits abducted 60 passengers along the Sokoto-Gusau highway on July 25. A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Muhammad Shehu, however, confirmed the abduction of 11 passengers on the highway, with two of the abducted passengers already rescued by police…
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Kidnapped UNICAL Law students regain freedom
The two kidnapped Law students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) have regained freedom from their abductors. The students, Ikpi Okoi-Itam and Vincent Adomi-Okorafor who were kidnapped on July 1 on campus were released on Sunday in the creeks of Calabar South. The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the university, Prof. Florence Obi, told NAN that…
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FG not alive with intelligence gathering to stop abduction —ACF
The Arewa Consultative Forum says it is disturbed by the lack of government’s proactive steps to halt kidnapping in the region. The National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, Emmanuel Yawe, said that it is the belief of the ACF that government is not alive with intelligence gathering to stop abduction. The ACF remark was made…
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Alleged kidnapping: Absence of witness stalls Evans’s defence
The absence of a witness who was to testify in the defence of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike alias Evans on Wednesday stalled his trial before an Ikeja High Court. Evans’s counsel, Mr Oyekunle Falabi, informed the court that the female witness, whose name was not provided, could no longer be reached via phone. “My…