Attempts by some kidnappers to abduct some pupils of an undisclosed Primary school in Ijegun, a Lagos suburb, has been foiled by the Police, following the arrest of a suspected member of the kidnap gang. A kindergarten and two pupils…
NAF troops arrest notorious kidnapper in Kano
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said its troops deployed at Durbunde in Takai Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano State have arrested one Isah Abdul, a 35-year-old high-profile kidnapper. Director of Public Relations and Information Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet,…
Taraba CJ asks police to prosecute ex-council boss over killing of former lawmaker
Taraba State Chief Judge, Justice Joel Agya, has asked the Commissioner of Police in the state, David Iloyanomon, to arrest and prosecute Shiban Tikari, a former Chairman, Takum local government council over abduction and killing of a former Taraba lawmaker,…
Kidnapped PDP boss, Aivoji, regains freedom
The Lagos State spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Hakeem Amode, has confirmed the release of the kidnapped state party chairman, Mr Philip Aivoji. Amode, the Lagos State PDP Publicity Secretary in a message on Monday, told the…
Nabeeha’s sisters regain freedom
The four remaining siblings of late Nabeeha Al-Kadriyah have regained freedom, Daily Trust can report. The sisters were abducted alongside their father early January. Their abductors had given a deadline for the payment of ransom, and failure of the family…
Kidnappers invade Army estate in Abuja, abduct 2
Kidnappers on Thursday night stormed the Nigeria Post Army Estate in Abuja, abducting two residents. The victims include the wife and one of the in-laws of one Barrister Cyril Adikwu. The incident, according to a neighbour of the victims, occurred…
Abducted girls: Police deploy tactical units, comb forests, shanties
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have continued to comb bushes and shanties in border areas between the FCT, Niger, Kaduna, and Nasarawa States, in a bid to rescue the remaining 23 victims that were abducted by bandits…
Police intensify rescue operations for abducted Abuja sisters -FPRO
Following the abduction of six young girls in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, the Nigeria Police Force said it is intensifying plans to rescue the victims. The force also assured Nigerians that plans are ongoing to…