Kidnappers
In Ogun, abducted teenage schoolgirl wasted after N1m ransom
Two days after she was kidnapped, a 17-year-old girl and student of Lisabi Grammar School, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, has been killed. Habeebah...
Resident doctors begin seven-day warning strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has begun a seven-day nationwide warning strike, effective from midnight on Monday, August 26, 2024. According...
Northern Senators’ Forum condemns brutal killing of abducted Sokoto traditional ruler
The Northern Senators’ Forum (NSF) has strongly denounced the brutal killing of Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa, the Sarkin Gobir of Gatawa District in...
After 11 days, Mrs. Onyemaechi, abducted ex-Reps member, freed
After spending about 11 days in the kidnappers’ den, Mrs. Joan Onyemaechi, a former member of the House of Representatives from Delta State,...
Ogun Police neutralize two kidnappers, rescue three Indians, Nigerian
Three Indian nationals and a Nigerian who were kidnapped on June 30 at the Ilisan axis of the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin Expressway, have been...
Tragedy: Two kidnapped Kogi varsity students killed as parents negotiate ransom payment
The students were killed amid negotiations for ransom payments by their parents. Police Commissioner Bethrand Onuoha confirmed this on Sunday in Lokoja, describing...
After three days in kidnappers’ den, students of Confluence University rescued – Kogi Govt
After spending three days in captivity, the students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Kogi State, who were abducted by...
Several hours after varsity students were abducted on campus, Kogi Govt. vows to rescue them alive
Several hours after gunmen struck at Kogi State-owned Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) and abducted some students, the state government has...
Horrific! Babcock varsity law professor shot fatally, two others abducted in Ogun
The gunmen, who killed the lecturer, also abducted two others at the scene of the attack. Persecondnews gathered that the professor lost his...
Kidnapped RCCG pastor rescued, says Oyo Govt.
The Oyo State Government announced the safe rescue of Pastor Olugbenga Olawore of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), following reports of...
FG has rescued over 1,000 abductees without ransom payment — NSA Ribadu
The National Security Adviser, retired AIG Nuhu Ribadu, says the Federal Government has successfully rescued more than 1,000 kidnapped people without paying ransoms....
Police raid suspected kidnappers’ hideouts in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has raided suspected kidnappers’ hideouts and routes in the hills and bushes surrounding Apo resettlement and its...
Kidnappers ‘ll be treated as terrorists, they are cowards going after soft targets – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has called for treating those involved in kidnapping as terrorists and characterising them as cowards pursuing soft targets. The Nigerian...
Again, terrorists kidnap 87 people in fresh night attack in Kaduna
Suspected terrorists in large numbers invaded the Kajuru-Station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, with 87 people kidnapped on Sunday...
Gunmen abduct corpse, family members in Enugu, demand N50m ransom
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the corpse of one Mr. Ugwuanyi Israel, along with family members conveying the deceased from Lagos...
Again, Police neutralize kidnappers, gunrunners, recover arms
In a bid to rid the country of criminals, including kidnappers, the Intelligence Department-Intelligence Rapid Response Team (FID-IRT) of the Nigeria Police Force...
