Tag: ABDUCTION
Niger shuts boarding schools after mass abduction
Niger State Governor Abubakar Bello has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in crises-ravaged areas.
The governor gave the order after a brief...
Abducted NTA reporter regains freedom
A journalist with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) who was abducted last Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State by gunmen has regained her freedom.
Chidiebere...
Boko Haram ‘abducts’ three customs officers
Boko Haram fighters have reportedly abducted three officers of the Nigeria Customs Services in Geidam, Yobe State near the Nigerian border with Niger Republic.
The...
NUJ calls for immediate release of NTA reporter
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Rivers State chapter has called for the immediate and unconditional release of its member Chidiebere Onyia a reporter...
Abducted Punch reporter, neighbours regain freedom
PUNCH reporter Okechukwu Nnodim has regained his freedom days after being taken into captivity from his residence in Abuja.
Mr Nnodim reunited with his family...
NUJ demands immediate release of abducted Punch reporter
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called for immediate release of the abducted PUNCH reporter Okechukwu...
Punch journalist, two others abducted in Abuja
PUNCH journalist Okechukwu Nnodim has been abducted by gunmen at his residence in Arab road area of Kubwa, Abuja.
Mr Nnodim's neighbours were not spared...
Kidnapped US-based Nigerian found dead
Police in Edo State on Wednesday began searching a forest along the Benin bypass in search of killers of a US-based Nigerian Dennis Abuda...
Boko Haram abducts aid worker in Borno
Boko Haram insurgents have abducted a humanitarian aid worker Abubakar Idris in Borno.
The aid worker, who is also known as Alooma, was taken hostage...
Abducted Owerri Catholic bishop, driver, others regain freedom
Auxiliary bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri Moses Chikwe has been freed from his abductors, police have said.
Spokesman of the police in Imo...