Tag: Ransome
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Gunmen attacks Ajaokuta rail station, kill One ,kidnap 10
Gunmen on Monday invaded the Ajaokuta Rail Station, kidnapped 10 people and killed one person. Ajaokuta is in the Kogi Central Senatorial District. Sources, who identified the deceased as Dennis, told our correspondent that the incident happened around 2 pm. According to PUNCH, the late Dennis was on his way to pick his boss from…
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Bandits reduce ransom for abducted kids by N50m; Niger Govt reacts
Daredevil gunmen who invaded and abducted children of the Tanko Salihu Islamiyya school, Tegina in Niger State, have reduced the demanded ransom for their release to N150 million. Also, some of the 136 abducted pupils of Tanko Salihu Islamiyya School, Tegina in Rafi local government area, are reported to have fallen sick in captivity. The…
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Abducted Chinese expatriate released after payment of N100m ransom in Ekiti
A Chinese expatriate kidnapped in Ekiti State has regained freedom after spending four days in captivity. The victim who was abducted on Friday evening, Nov 27, is one of the engineers handling the construction of new Ado-Iyin road. During the abduction, the gunmen at the construction site also killed a policeman attached to the Chinese…
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Confession: We demanded $30m ransom to Free Buhari’s district head – Suspected Kidnapper
One of the suspects arrested over the abduction of the District Head of Daura, Alhaji Musa Umar Uba, an in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday spoke on how they demanded $30 million from the family of the traditional ruler before they could release him. The suspect, Yusuf Dahiru, who was paraded in Abuja along with…