It was black Tuesday in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State as no fewer than 40 people were feared dead during a clash between rival militia groups. Although most of the casualties were said to be members of…
149 days in kidnappers’ den:Bring back our children alive, parents of NYSC 7 beg FG
Distraught parents of seven Akwa Ibom prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members kidnapped in Zamfara State are losing hope on the fate of their children still in kidnappers’ den over four months after they were abducted. Recall that on…
CIA Director in Doha to talk Israel-Hamas and hostages
U.S. President Joe Biden has dispatched one of his most trusted, and potentially influential, officials to the Middle East in the hopes of turning a tenuous truce between Israel and Hamas into something more. A U.S. official confirmed to VOA…
Israel-Hamas Truce Enters Final Day With Talk Of Extension
The truce between Israel and Hamas entered its final 24 hours Monday, with the militant group saying it was willing to extend the pause after it freed more hostages, including a four-year-old orphaned by its attack. The pause that began…
DR Congo militia executes 17 hostages
A notorious militia in eastern DR Congo executed 17 people Sunday it took hostage the previous day, local sources said. The CODECO insurgents killed at least 17 people captured in the Djugu territory, around 45 kilometers (30 miles) north of…
Colombia protests: 79 police officers taken hostage
A police officer has died and 79 others taken hostage during protests in Colombia’s southern Caquetá province. Violence erupted on Thursday after residents blockaded the compound of the oil exploration company Emerald Energy. They were demanding its help to repair…
Hostages being held in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea has confirmed reports of a hostage situation. The Royal New Guinea Constabulary said in a statement Monday that “armed criminals” have taken hostages at the border of Highlands and Hela provinces near Western province. Foreign nationals, academics…
Hostage crisis persists in Pakistan counterterrorism prison
Authorities in Pakistan continued Monday to negotiate a resolution to the overnight hostage crisis at a counterterrorism police detention center where dozens of suspected militant inmates have taken multiple officers hostage. The inmates are demanding safe passage to Afghanistan in…
Train attack: Freed hostage protests in Kaduna; calls for speedy release of remaining 50
A married woman who was among the 11 kidnapped train passengers that were released recently, has staged a lone protest in Kaduna urging the Federal Government to hasten the negotiation process and ensure that the remaining kidnapped 50 passengers were…
Stockholm Syndrome-When your loved one is in love with their abuser- Tara Aisida
Have you heard of trauma bonding otherwise known as Stockholm syndrome? Wikipedia defines it as a condition in which hostages develop a psychological bond with their captors during captivity. Trauma bonding had been with modern man for a while but…