Tag: KIDNAP
Gunmen kidnap two foreigners in Ibadan
Police in Oyo say they are trailing two foreigners who were kidnapped by suspected hoodlums.
The two foreigners (names not given) were reportedly kidnapped in...
Police arrest kidnappers of American rescued by US forces
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested two persons believed to be members of a transnational kidnap syndicate involved in the kidnap of...
Protest in Kuje as gunmen kidnap five children
The Elders Council of Yoruba Community in Abuja has staged a protest following the kidnap of five children of the chairman of Yoruba community...
Gunmen abduct pregnant woman due for delivery in Edo
Unidentified gunmen on Monday abducted a pregnant woman in Irhiri along Airport Road, Benin, Edo State while she was taking her two children to...
Court sentences three to death for kidnapping reverend sisters
An Ondo State High Court has sentenced three persons to death by hanging for kidnapping three reverend sisters at Onipetesi area along Ore-Lagos highway.
The...
Catholic priest kidnapped in Abuja
Police in the FCT have confirmed the kidnap of a Catholic priest in Yangoji, Kwali Area Council.
The unnamed priest was kidnapped on Sunday.
Spokesperson for...
Bandits demand N100m to free 6 kidnapped policemen
Gunmen holding six policemen of the rank of assistant superintendents of police have made a demand of N100 million ransom for their release.
The policemen...
Former emir Sanusi’s nephew freed by abductors after 4 days –...
Aminu Abdullahi nephew of a former emir of Kano Lamido Sanusi has been reportedly released by his abductors.
Popularly known as Yaya Baba, Abdullahi returned...
How US soldiers rescued American held hostage in Nigeria after Niger...
About six captors were killed on Saturday after US special operations forces rescued an American citizen taken hostage by armed men earlier this week...
Jesus saved me, Port Harcourt lawyer narrates kidnap ordeal
Port Harcourt-based lawyer Bisola Ajayi who was recently rescued from kidnappers says she owes her survival to Jesus.
Ajayi, 25, was whisked away by gunmen...