Estimated Reading Time: 1Unidentified Gunmen have hijacked a bus belonging to a school in Oba Ile Estate of Akure north LGA of Ondo state. According to a CableNg report, the gunmen also abducted a staff member who was on duty to convey students to school. The incident reportedly occurred on[Read More…]
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Gunmen abduct two Catholic priests in Katsina
Estimated Reading Time: 1Terrorists on Thursday attacked a Catholic church in Katsina, St. Vincent Ferrer Malunfashi, and abducted two priests – Katsina is also the home state of Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari. The corpse of one of the priests was however found behind the Church premises on Friday morning while[Read More…]
Lawmakers move to criminalize ransom payments to kidnappers
Estimated Reading Time: 1A bill to criminalise payment of ransom in Nigeria has passed second reading in the Senate on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Leading debate on the bill on Wednesday, Senator Francis Onyewuchi (Imo East – PDP), said it seeks to amend the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013 with a[Read More…]
Just In: Gunmen have abducted about 21 people in Katsina
Estimated Reading Time: 1One person has been reported dead and 21 others mostly women and children abducted in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. An eyewitness told Channels Television that the armed bandits arrived in Batsari town at about 10:20 pm on Tuesday shooting sporadically and eventually abducted 21[Read More…]
Police arrest clan head, son and wife for Kidnapping in Calabar
Estimated Reading Time: 1A Governor Ben Ayade backed security outfit “Operation Akpakwu” have arrested a traditional ruler and two members of his family for suspected kidnapping. Two houses belonging to the suspect were also demolished early this week, with the security operatives accusing the suspect of using the place as[Read More…]
Nursing mother, 7 others abducted in Oyo regain their freedom
Gunmen kidnap nursing mother, 7 others from a hotel in Oyo State
Estimated Reading Time: 1A family of eight, including a nursing mother have been abducted at a hotel in Ajaawa, Ogbomoso in Ogo Oluwa Local Government Area of Oyo State. The victims, identified as Mr Olukunle Oyedokun, his wife, Juliana and six others were reportedly kidnapped around 10 pm on Saturday.[Read More…]
Catholic Priest abducted in Imo
Estimated Reading Time: 1A priest, Rev. Prof. Izu Marcell Onyeocha of the Catholic Archdiocese of Imo, has been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen. The victim who is a lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities at the Imo State University, is a native of Avuru Community in Ikeduru council area. NewsWireNGR gathered[Read More…]
Parents of abducted Kaduna students wants the government to dialogue with kidnappers
Estimated Reading Time: 1It has been more than two weeks since about 39 students of Federal College Of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna state were abducted by terrorists in their school hostels. The victim’s parents are calling out to both Federal and the Kaduna state government to hasten the rescue of[Read More…]
Abducted community leader in Ogun regains freedom
Estimated Reading Time: 1An abducted community leader in Imope, Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Tajudeen Omotayo has regained his freedom after spending barely four days in kidnappers’ den. Omotayo, popularly called Oba Alademeta was freed around 10pm on Tuesday. It is however unclear if his family paid a[Read More…]
