Tag: KIDNAPPING
Federal, state security administrators gather in Lagos
The 2016 3rd Quarterly Meeting of Federal and State Security Administrators' Forum opened in Lagos on Thursday with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode harping on the...
Royal fathers praise Ambode, security agencies over rescued Iba monarch
Traditional Rulers under the aegis of Lagos State Council of Obas and Chiefs on Tuesday commended Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and security agencies on the...
Family denies release of kidnapped Lagos monarch
Traditional ruler of Iba town in Lagos state, Yushau Oseni, is still in the captivity of his abductors, his son, Saheed Oseni, said on...
Kidnapping: Lagos places security agencies on red alert
The Lagos State Government on Monday assured residents of the state that it was working hard in conjunction with security agencies to address the...
Kidnapped Sierra Leone diplomat regains freedom
A Sierra Leonean diplomat who was kidnapped in northern Nigeria has been freed, officials of both countries said Tuesday.
Retired Major General Alfred Nelson-Williams, Freetown's...
Abductors of Akwa Ibom monarch’s wife, children demand N100m ransom
Abductors of the wife and four children of the paramount ruler of Esit Eket in Akwa Ibom State, Edidem Ubong Assam, on Wednesday asked...
Maritime security is a national obligation – Dakuku Peterside
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has again reiterated his desire for a military led...
Kidnapped Channels TV reporter regains freedom in Imo
Channels Television reporter in Imo State, Eyitope Kuteyi, who was abducted in his home on Monday by gunmen, has regained freedom.
Kuteyi told newsmen in...
Warning: Kidnappers are liable to be executed in Oyo State
Kidnapping in Oyo State now attracts capital punishment in the event of the death of a victim while in captivity of the abductors.
However, a...
Nigerian Army confirms murder of abducted colonel
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday confirmed that one of its officers kidnapped on Sunday has been killed by his abductors.
“The Nigerian Army wishes to...