Edo State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the State Kidnapping prohibition law 2025 and approved death sentence for offenders. The majority leader, Charity Aiguobarueghian had earlier moved the motion for the house to resolve into the committee of the whole to consider the bill clause-by-clause. The motion was...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Eleven people, including women and children abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in a fishing community in Doron Baga, Borno State, have regained freedom. According to a source, the abduction was carried out on February 13, 2025, by notorious Commander Tar, who has been terrorizing...
Delta State Police Command has confirmed the alleged jungle justice meted on two kidnap suspects in the state. The spokesman of the command, SP Bright Edafe gave the confirmation on Thursday in a WhatsApp terse message. “It is confirmed,” Edafe simply said. Eyewitness said that the incident occured on...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Police Command has arrested nine suspects in connection with the kidnapping and murder of an 11-year-old boy, Tasiu Abdullahi, in Jos North Local Government Area. The state Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adesina, disclosed this on Tuesday at the Command’s headquarters in Jos....
Kidnappers of a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), retired General Maharazu Tsiga, have demanded a N250 million ransom for his release. A source close to the family who doesn’t want his name to be mentioned, told our correspondent on Saturday that the family of the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Police Command has arrested a native doctor, Terna Sule, and Teryima Yaji, over the kidnapping of one Emmanuel Yaji. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Thursday in Makurdi. According to...
Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of seven travellers on the Owo-Ipele-Benin Highway. The spokesperson for the command, CSP Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed the incident to journalists on Tuesday in Akure. “Seven people were abducted and investigation is ongoing. Update on the incident will be provided soon,” Odunlami...
Operatives of the Police Command in Edo have rescued three kidnapped victims, including a police officer, who were abducted while traveling from Abuja to Onitsha in Anambra. The command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Yamu, said the victims, ASP Elisha Jeremiah, Oyedele Ebenezer, and Useni Malam Inusa, were rescued...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Gunmen have kidnapped three family members on the Oro-Agbamu Road in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The police spokesman in the state, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirmed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Ilorin. He said: “It was reported that unknown...
A Department of State Service (DSS) official, Mr Stephen Okolo, has said that the deployment of technology aided the arrest of three security personnel facing charges of kidnapping and banditry in Oyo State. Okolo said this in his testimony before Justice N.E. Maha of the Federal High Court in...
By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – Ogun State Police Command has deployed a team of officers to the scene of Thursday’s kidnap of Mrs Odumosu, wife of retired AIG Hakeem Odumosu. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Friday. Odutola...
Imo State Police Command has smashed a kidnapping and armed robbery syndicate at Umuokanne in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the successful dismantling of the notorious crime syndicate, marks the second major breakthrough for the command in less than...
The Police Command in Kwara has rescued 13 kidnap victims in a swift and coordinated operation in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, said this in a statement on Saturday in Ilorin. According to Ejire-Adeyemi, the achievement demonstrates the command’s commitment to ensuring the safety...
Anambra State Police Command has recovered the vehicle belonging to the kidnapped lawmaker, representing Onitsha North Constituency 1 in the House of Assembly, Mr Justice Azuka. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the recovery in a statement issued in Onitsha and made available to newsmen on...
As the curtain falls on 2024 in a matter of days, there were major events and key moments that Nigerians and global citizens would agree defined the year. On the local scene some Nigerians believe that 2024 offered more not-so-pleasant memories, with little to cheer about amidst the soaring...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspect, Nwokpoku Emmanuel, 34, resident in Oduke-Obosi area of the state over alleged armed robbery and kidnapping. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said this in a statement on Saturday in...
An Abuja-based Lawyer, Mr Bala Dakum, on Thursday, narrated how his 85-year-old father, Deh Idi Dakum, was kidnapped and later murdered after ransom was paid. Dakum, while speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said he is yet to recover from the shock, days after the remains...
The Police Command in Kaduna State, says its operatives have nabbed six suspected kidnappers, one cattle rustler and five vandals. The command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, who confirmed the development in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna, said one locally made firearm and charms were recovered. Hassan said...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Reports from locals in Sokoto State indicate that the new terrorists’ group known as ‘Lakurawa‘ has lowered its recruitment incentive to either a cow or N500,000 per individual. This move is likely a response to the economic hardship faced by the community, with many...
Amotekun Corps in Ogun has arrested a 41-year-old man, Enitan Awoyemi of Irolu in the state’s Remo North local government area, for allegedly faking his own kidnapping. The State Corps Commander, Alade Adedigba, in a statement in Abeokuta on Wednesday, said the intention of Awoyemi was to evade financial...