Tag: kidnapping
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Police rescue kidnap victim in Delta
Police in Delta rescued one Mr James Emmanuel from suspected kidnappers/robbers on Saturday in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. Acting Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Edafe Bright, stated in Warri on Monday that men of the Eagle Net Special Squad of the Police Command carried out the rescue operation. “At about midnight…
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Police arrest 8 suspects over kidnapping in FCT
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested eight suspects over kidnapping along Shengwu-Tunga Maje, Gwagwalada, Kabusa Village and Durumi axis of Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, ASP Mariam Yusuf, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Yusuf said three of the suspects were linked…
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BREAKING: Catholic priest, catechist, wife, others kidnapped in Kaduna
Reports reaching TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) has it that a Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Anthony Dawah has been kidnapped in Kaduna State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Reverend Father Dawah was kidnapped together with his catechist, the catechist’s wife and a few other of his church members. This is coming barely two weeks after a Parish Priest, Reverend Father…
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Fulani warlord Wakili, two sons arraigned on charges of murder, kidnapping
Oyo State Police Command on Tuesday arraigned alleged notorious warlord, Abdullahi Iskilu Wakili, two of his sons, Abu, Samaila, and one Aliyu Manu, on six count charges bordering on conspiracy, murder, kidnapping and armed robbery. The suspect were arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan. The prosecution counsel, ASP Adewale Amos told…
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Lagos police open up on viral news of kidnapping on Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge
The Lagos State Police Command has allayed the fears of the general public, particularly residents of Lekki-Ikoyi axis on the viral news that Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge has become a kidnappers’ den and security threat to people who live in the area as well as those plying the route. A statement signed by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi…
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As a mother, I’m worried about kidnappings of women, girls in Nigeria – Aisha Buhari
The first lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, has urged the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to bring an immediate end to the incessant spate of abductions of women and girls in the country. “As a mother, I share the sorrow and agony of the victims and their families. I am also not unaware of the impact…
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Why bandits kidnap students in Northern Nigeria – CNG
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has said the recent spate of kidnapping of students in the Northern part of Nigeria is a ploy designed to cripple education in the region. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports CNG made this known in a statement signed and released on Sunday by its spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman. “We call on northern…
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How FG can end banditry, kidnapping – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday in Abuja said collective efforts was needed to ensure tighter security around schools and to end banditry and kidnapping in the country. The party said this in a statement by Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary of its Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC). The party was reacting…
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Presidency proposes nationwide town hall meetings over insecurity
The presidency has proposed town hall meetings in the six geo-political zones in response to the growing security challenges in the country. It says it expects to generate ideas on the way forward from the meetings. A statement by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) said to work out the modalities of the…
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Police arrest FCT community head, three others for alleged kidnapping
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has taken into custody the head of a community in Abuja and three others for their alleged involvement in kidnapping. The suspects, who were undergoing interrogation, were believed to have aided kidnap gangs in their community located between Zuba and Giri Junction, on the Zuba-Gwagwalada Expressway in the Gwagwalada…