The National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu has commended security forces for their gallantry and professionalism in rescuing the former Director-General, National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), retired Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga, Amb. Gideon Yohana and 17 others. Receiving the rescued victims, Ribadu also commended the efforts of intelligence agencies involved...
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The former Director-General of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga Rtd. said he was able to come out alive from kidnappers’ den by the help and mercies of God. Tsiga said this on Thursday, when he and 18 other victims were reunited with their families by...
Kidnappers of Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, the Parish Priest of Holy Family Catholic Church, Izombe, Imo, are demanding for N20 million as ransom for the release of the clergyman. Ubaechu was abducted in Ejemekwuru on Sunday evening while on his way to attend the annual retreat of priests of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In a remarkable display of operational proficiency , operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have carried out multiple diligent operations underscoring the Nigeria Police Force’s unwavering commitment to enhancing internal security and combating criminal activities across the nation. The force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Police Command has eliminated a notorious kidnapper in Akwanga Local Government Area of the state The command’s spokesman, SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement to journalists on Saturday in Lafia. He said the feat was achieved through a joint patrol...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Edo Police Command has rescued Reverend Father Philip Ekeli, who was kidnapped alongside Seminarian Peter Andrew in the state on March 3. The police, however, said that the seminarian tragically lost his life in captivity. This is contained in a statement issued by the...
By CHRISTIANIA LOT, Jos – Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have rescued 7 kidnapped victims in Riyom Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Jos by the Media Officer of OPSH, Maj. Samson Zhakom. Maj. Zhakom said that the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Yola – The Bishop of Yola Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza, has firmly refuted reports suggesting that the recently arrested kidnapper of two Catholic priests, Taledo Damian, was a mass server or a cleric within the diocese. Addressing a press conference in Yola,...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – Police Command in Edo has launched a manhunt for suspected herdsmen who allegedly abducted a Catholic Priest and a Seminarian from St. Peter Catholic Church, Ivukwa community, in Etsako East Local Government. The command’s spokesman, CSP Moses Yamu, disclosed this in a press text...
The Police in Ondo State have arrested seven suspected kidnappers, and rescued one victim between Feb.13 and 15 at various places across the state. Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Wilfred Afolabi, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen in Akure. Afolabi, who said that the arrest followed the intelligence...
Kebbi State Police Command has neutralised four suspected kidnappers, rescued victim and recovered N3 million in Suru Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesman, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, made this known in a statement in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday. “On Feb. 14, at about 1:45pm; armed men suspected...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – In response to the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, to go after the fleeing suspects in connection to the kidnap of the wife of Retired Assistant-Inspector General, AIG Hakeem Odumosu, Mrs Odumosu, the operatives of the Lagos State CP...
Operatives of the Imo Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit have reportedly dismantled a notorious kidnapping syndicate terrorising Ubomiri, Ogbaku, and Ohii communities in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued in Owerri and made...
Miss Abasifreke Joseph, a Corps Member, kidnapped on Jan. 9, along Enugu-Ezike Road, on her way to Kogi, has said she faced torture and hunger in the hands of her captors. Miss Joseph, who was released on Jan. 13, gave the narration in Abak on Sunday, when the NYSC...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Troops of the 3 Division, Nigerian Army, and Operation Safe Haven (OpSH) maintaining peace in Plateau State have successfully rescued 18 kidnapped victims and reunited them with their families across Plateau, Zamfara, and Taraba States. The operation also led to the neutralization of suspected...
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the death of Gibson Reuben, a Netherlands national and Managing Director of the Rivers State Cassava Project Limited. Rueben drowned after his vehicle plunged into the Aleto-Eleme River while attempting to escape from his abductors. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The President General of Kunav United Development Association (KUDA), Emmanuel Tor Yaji Who is the community leader of the Benue State Governor in Kunav, Vandeikya Local Government Area has regained his freedom. The victim was rescued unhurt and has been reunited with friends...
Nigerians paid ₦2.23tn as ransom to kidnappers in twelve months. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the payments were made between May 2023 and April 2024. According to the NBS’s latest Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey report published on Tuesday, 65 per cent of households affected by...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Kaduna Police Command, has neutralised one suspected bandit and arrested 6 suspected armed robbers and kidnappers in the state. The Command’s Spokesperson ASP Mansir Hassan confirmed the development in a statement issued in Kaduna on Tuesday. Hassan said on Oct. 8, at about...