Tag: kidnapping
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Kidnapping: Senate proposes 15 years jail term for ransom payers
The Senate, on Wednesday, moved to prohibit the payment and receiving of ransom for the release of any kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined victim in the country. This followed the consideration and second reading of a Bill by the upper chamber, titled: “Terrorism prevention (amendment) Bill, 2021,” and sponsored by Senator Ezenwa Francis Onyewuchi. Onyewuchi…
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FG boasts: We’ve capability to tackle banditry, kidnapping, other crimes
The Federal Government on Tuesday avowed that it is confident in the ability of Nigeria’s security forces to tackle the security challenges bedeviling Nigeria, whether it is terrorism, banditry, kidnapping or even the farmer-herder conflict. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said the Federal Government is not overwhelmed with the escalating insecurity in the…
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JUST IN: kidnapping, banditry not federal offences — Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday, said it was not the responsibility of the Federal Government to prosecute suspected kidnappers and bandits. He said kidnapping and banditry were not federal offences. Mohammed said this at a press conference in Abuja. He was responding to statements credited to the opposition Peoples…
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Student kidnapped from King’s College regains freedom
The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) in Plateau and parts of Kaduna and Bauchi States has rescued a kidnapped victim. The victim, Mr Kelvin Eze, is a student of King’s College, Gana Ropp, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau, who was kidnapped on April 29. Maj. Ibrahim Shittu, the Media Officer of…
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The collapse of the security in Nigeria: Are we doomed? – Ozioma Onyenweaku
By Ozioma Onyenweaku Nigeria boils! The past one week has been a week of horror. The week sad news started with the bye election for Ekiti East Constituency 1 which had three people killed and many wounded when thugs opened fire at the election ground and disrupted the election. This was followed by the kidnapping…
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BREAKING: Students kidnapped from federal university in Benue released
The students kidnapped from the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State have been released. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the students were released on Wednesday, and according to the police in the State, the students are hale and hearty. Recall that unknown gunmen on Monday invaded the Federal University of Agriculture and kidnapped scores of students.…
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Insecurity: At this point, we are all tired of Nigeria – Davido
Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, and record producer, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has expressed wariness over the state of Nigeria. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Davido aired this view as many Nigerians continue to air their grievances concerning the recent spate of gun attacks, kidnapping and killings across the country. The Jowo Crooner took to his…
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Police arrest suspected gunrunner in Bayelsa
Operatives of the Anti-kidnapping Unit of Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested a 28-year-old man, who allegedly specialises in fabricating and selling locally-made guns. In a statement on Wednesday in Yenagoa, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Asinmin Butswait, said that the suspected gunrunner belonged to the Bobos Cult. Butswait said that the…
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Police arrest 3 suspected kidnappers, rescue victim in Delta
The Police Command in Delta has confirmed the arrest of three suspected kidnappers and the rescue of their victim. The Command’s acting spokesman, DSP Edafe Bright, confirmed the development to newsmen in Warri on Monday. He identified the victim as Peter Okologo. Bright said the suspects were arrested on Saturday by operatives of the Rapid…
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Kidnap gang terrorizing Lagos-Ibadan expressway arrested
Operatives of the Ogun state police command have arrested three members of a kidnap syndicate, who have been terrorizing commuters along Lagos/Ibadan expressway for quite some time now. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed that the suspects, Nathaniel Jacob, 24 years old from Nasarawa state, Isah…