Tag: kidnapping

Lagos Gov Sanwo-Olu Vows To Arrest Those Behind Kidnap Of Fouani Brothers

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Wednesday vowed to arrest perpetrators behind the recent kidnapping of the three Lebanese nationals, including the Managing Director of Fouani Nigeria Limited, Muhammed…

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A CITY ON EDGE: Abuja’s Kidnapping Crisis turns Nigeria’s capital into a city of fear, despair

In the heart of Nigeria's capital, Abuja, fear grips the city, shattering the tranquility that once defined its streets. The emergence of a kidnapping epidemic has not only left its…

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It is necessary to treat those who profit from kidnapping as terrorists,Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has condemned the reprehensible acts perpetrated by kidnappers across the country, declaring that individuals involved in such despicable crimes must be treated as terrorists. The President made…

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Most Kidnappings In FCT Are Stage-Managed – Wike

Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has said that some kidnap stories in Abuja are stage-managed, while some are internal arrangement. Wike who was invited by senators alongside FCT…

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Oyebanji Addresses Ekiti Residents, Vows To Flush Out Criminals

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has expressed his readiness to rally all security apparatus available to fight and flush out criminal elements who might want to make the state…

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IGP Redeploys 54 ACPs To Head Police Intelligence Departments

The Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered the posting of 54 Assistant Commissioners of Police to head the Force Intelligence Departments at zonal and state command levels nationwide. This…

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Kidnapping: Our Abductors Were Fulani Herdsmen Carrying AK-49 Rifles – Enugu Travellers Narrate Ordeal, Confirm Paying N2million Ransom

The wedding guests who were abducted in Nkpunato Nkpologu, Uzo-Uwani Council Area of Enugu State, have criticized the Enugu State Police Command for denying that they were kidnapped by gunmen.…

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Abductors Of Abuja Estate Residents Reportedly Raise Ransom To N700M

It was reported that after killing some of the kidnap victims, the bandits increased their demand from the initial N60 million per person to N100 million, now totalling N700 million.…

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1,872 individuals were killed and 714 were kidnapped in just four months.

Between January and April 2023, there were 217 attacks from 34 states in Nigeria, according to Stefanos Foundation, a non-governmental organization that promotes human rights and peacebuilding. According to the…

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Worshipper gunned down, pastor, others abducted as kidnappers invade Benue church

Armed men suspected to be kidnappers have attacked the Christian Pentecostal Church in Akenawe -Tswarev community, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, killing one worshipper while the resident pastor…

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