Tag: kidnap

FCT Police refutes Ameerah’s kidnap story, but doesn’t say what happened

Days after a tweet that reported the kidnap of 18 Nigerian citizens, the Federal capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has debunked the viral news of the abduction. This was contained…

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Entertainment Roundup: Dice Ailes recounts how he almost got kidnapped by armed men; Jennifer Hudson to play Aretha Franklin in new biopic | More stories

Here's everything you missed in entertainment yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept - and are still buzzing today. Olamide loses mum Rapper Olamide has announced the death of…

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Four kidnap suspects escape from custody in Ebonyi

Four kidnap suspects have escaped from the custody of the Ebonyi state police command. Titus Lamorde, the state commissioner of police, who confirmed this said the suspects fled on the…

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Suspected militants kidnap 4 British nationals in Delta

Suspected militants have kidnapped four British nationals, police and community leaders confirmed on Wednesday. The four had been providing “free medical care and religious activities” in the Burutu, Delta, said…

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Many injured, boat owner abducted as gunmen attack Bayelsa community

Unknown gunmen have reportedly attacked in Ekeremor Local Government Area, Bayelsa, abducting a local boat owner, identified as Chief John Okotoro. According to Punch, the incident occurred on Sunday at…

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Catholic priest kidnapped and murdered in Imo state

A Catholic priest in Imo state, Cyriacus Onunkwo has been murdered by unknown gunmen. The state commissioner of police, Chris Ezike, confirmed this to Channels Television Sunday. Rev Father Onunkwo…

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Boko Haram insurgents abduct 9 in Borno

Boko Haram insurgents have kidnapped 9 people in two separate attacks in Borno. Local vigilantes said one person was killed and two injured in the attacks. They said five members of…

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Gunmen kidnap 11 passengers in Rivers

Some gunmen on Monday kidnapped 11 passengers in a bus along the Ndele-Elele area of East-West Road in the Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. The victims were travelling…

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Our kidnap by Boko Haram was as a result of a botched robbery – Chibok girls

Some abducted Chibok girls have said the kidnapping of over 200 girls from Chibok town by Boko Haram was accidental. The girls made the revelation in diaries they kept while…

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Gunmen abduct passengers heading for Lagos in Rivers

Gunmen, Monday morning kidnapped 15 occupants of a Lagos-bound bus belonging to God is Good Motors, Punch reports.  The hoodlums had accosted the bus at Elibrada, Emohua axis of East-West…

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Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnap oil survey team – NNPC

Suspected Boko Haram members have kidnapped 10 officials of a university research team prospecting for oil in the northeast. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday contractors working as…

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Man kidnaps self, demands N60m ransom

The Police in Lagos Thursday arrested a man who allegedly attempted to defraud his brother of N60 million by staging his own kidnap, NAN reports. The spokesman of the Lagos…

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Ghana police arrest 6 Nigerians for alleged kidnap and rape

Ghana Police have reportedly arrested a 32-year-old Nigerian for the kidnap and rape of a 21-year-old woman at Ashaley Botwe, near Accra. Five other Nigerians; Ike Amaechi, Anthony Emmanuel, Godfred…

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Lagos students kidnap: Govt is not talking to us, parents lament

Parents of the six abducted students of Lagos Model College, Igbonla have lamented that there have been no development on rescue efforts, Punch reports. One of the parents who spoke…

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“Very soon you will hear good news” – Police assures parents of kidnapped Epe students

The Nigerian Police have told the parents of the kidnapped students of Lagos State Model College, Igbonla-Epe that the students would be returned safely.  The Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of…

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How I once sold drugs in South Africa – Kidnap kingpin, Evans

Billionaire kidnapper, Evans has revealed that he once sold drugs in South Africa. In an interview with Vanguard, Evans he returned to Nigeria after he was shot by one of…

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DSS arrests notorious kidnap kingpin’s associates

The Department of State Services has arrested three suspected associates of a notorious kidnap kingpin, Terwase Akwasa, alias Ghana. The spokesperson for the DSS, Mr Tony Opuiyo, said in a…

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Boy, 20, reportedly kidnaps father, collects N1m ransom

The police command in Oyo state have arrested 20-year-old Ibrahim Aliyu Babatunde, for kidnapping his father and collecting N1 million as ransom. Babatunde reportedly connived with three of his friends, Babuga…

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Epe students kidnap: ‘Abductors reduce ransom to N100m’

Abductors of six students of Igbonla Model College, Epe, have reduced the ransom for their release to N100 million, Vanguard reports. Some gunmen last Thursday had stormed the school and…

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Two Chibok girls graduate from US high school

Two of the kidnapped Chibok girls who escaped from Boko Haram terrorists have graduated from a high school in Washington DC, US. The girls, simply identified as Debbie and Grace…

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[The Legislative Blog]: 5 things to know about the House of Reps member who was kidnapped

Anything to help find him, right? Well, here's not really the place to look because this is all we know about the kidnapped honourable.   First off, the media reports…

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Just In: Six students kidnapped in Epe

Six students of Igbonla Model College in Epe have been kidnapped on Thursday. Vanguard reports that the Lagos State Police Command foiled the kidnap attempt yesterday at the school, while…

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Backstory: How Jonathan, PDP handled the Chibok Girls’ abduction

The PDP is quick to forget. Before we do them the honour of bringing to their remembrance how their Jonathan-led administration handled the abduction of 276 secondary schools from the…

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Boko Haram planning to kidnap foreigners | UK, US warn

The United Kingdom and United States on Friday said terrorists group Boko Haram was preparing to kidnap foreigners in the North East, AFP reports. The Foreign Office in London said…

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There were plans to kidnap Jega during 2015 election – Adeniyi

by Azeez Adeniyi Segun Adeniyi, former spokesperson to ex-President Musa Yar'Adua has said there was a plot to kidnap former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, during…

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Police, military engage in shoot-out in Yobe

by Azeez Adeniyi Some policemen and military officers on Wednesday engaged in a shootout in Damaturu, Yobe state over a yet to be ascertained issue, Daily Trust reports. According to…

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Court sentences Falae’s abductors to life imprisonment

by Azeez Adeniyi Seven men involved in the kidnap of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae were on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment by…

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Boko Haram faction ‘abduct 22 girls, women’

Boko Haram insurgents have abducted 22 girls and women in the Northeast, AFP reports. According to the news network, the terrorists on Thursday raided Pulka village in Borno and kidnapped…

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Boko Haram insurgents kidnap 4 women, 6 youths in Borno

The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Borno, Ibrahim Abdullahi said suspected Boko Haram members had invaded Konduga Local Government Area and abducted four women…

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Suspected herdsmen kill ex-Edo council boss, abduct 15 persons

by Dolapo Adelana Suspected Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of Thursday attacked travellers along the busy Benin-Auchi-Okene Highway and kidnapped 15 persons, killing the immediate past chairman of Etsako…

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