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There was palpable tension in Amakohia-Ubi community in Owerri-West Local Government Area of Imo state on Wednesday, as herdsmen and local security operatives of the area clashed. According to report, …
Imo: Suspected herdsmen ‘kill vigilante, abduct one’ Read More
Operatives of the FCT Police Command have arrested two notorious kidnap kingpins: Masud Abdullahi, of Karu LGA, Nasarawa state, who is said to be the gang leader; and Muhammad Tahir …
FCT Police nab kidnap kingpins, recover firearms, ₦7.4m Read More
Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have dismantled a suspected human trafficking syndicate in Abuja, arresting eight individuals and rescuing 29 victims, …
NAPTIP raids Abuja apartment, arrests 8 suspected traffickers, rescues 29 foreign victims Read More
The police in Ebonyi state, Wednesday said they have arrested 131 crime suspects in the past six weeks. The Commissioner of Police, Adaku Uche-Anya, stated this during a briefing at …
Ebonyi: Police arrest 131 crime suspects, rescue kidnap victims Read More
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have rescued two kidnaped victims, arrested three suspects and recovered firearms in its fight against kidnapping and human trafficking. Force Public Relations Officer …
Police rescue 2 kidnapped victims, arrest 3, recover firearms Read More
No fewer than 13 passengers escaped from suspected kidnappers, while three others, including a 13-year-old student, were abducted by gunmen Monday evening along the Chinkai-Kente road in Wukari local …
Taraba: Kidnappers adopt student, 2 others on Chinkai-Wukari road, 13 escape Read More
Notorious Zamfara-based bandit, Bello Turji, has released 32 people he kidnapped, and agreed to stop attacking farmers following a peace deal with Islamic scholars in Fakai Forest, Shinkafi local government …
On clerics’ intervention, Bello Turji releases 32 captives, 211 kidnappers, ritualists nabbed in Edo Read More
The Nigeria Police Force has rescued six law students who were abducted while traveling from Anambra to Adamawa state on July 26, 2025. The students are of Yola campus of …
Breaking: 6 kidnapped law students regain freedom Read More
‘…There must be well-defined rules of engagement for forest guards’ …Govs should take advantage of the initiative – Security expert …Personnel recruitment must not be politicised – Hunters President Bola …
Forest Guards Law: How it can turn the tide in fight against insecurity – Hunters, others Read More
Suspected kidnappers have abducted a government contractor, Lucky Ugbo, in Ogwashi-Uku in Aniocha South local government of Delta state. Community sources said Tuesday in Ogwashi-Uku that the incident occurred last …
Gunmen kidnap Delta contractor, demand N100m ransom Read More
Security forces in Kogi state have uncovered a network of individuals and businesses supplying food, water and fuel to kidnapping gangs operating in the region. The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, …
Kogi uncovers kidnappers’ supply networks Read MoreGunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted three students of Catholic Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary at Ivianokpodi, Agenebode, in Etsako East local government area of Edo state. The gunmen were …
Gunmen abduct seminarians, kill NSCDC officer in Edo Read More
‘…Kidnappers disguise as drivers or passengers’ …Drivers who collude with abductors not our members – NURTW … Establish, arm forest guards to protect the woods – Expert Given the incessant cases …
How drivers aid kidnappers to seize passenger-filled buses Read More
Oguntade Ismaila The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced significant breakthroughs in its fight against violent crimes, cultism, gunrunning, and kidnapping, with the rescue of two abducted victims and the …
Police rescue 2 kidnapped victims, arrest 8 suspects in raids across 4 states Read More
In the continued effort to rid the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs of all forms of criminality, the operatives of the Command, acting on strategic directive of the …
FCT Police nab 3 wanted bandits, kidnappers in sting operation Read More
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said its operatives successfully neutralised and apprehended multiple suspects involved in kidnapping, armed robbery, recovered stolen vehicles and significantly disrupted criminal activities in Delta …
Police neutralise 7 ‘kidnappers’, nab others, recover 2 rifles, 5 cars Read More
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said its personnel arrested 1,784 suspected criminals, recovered 274 arms, ammunition, 187 stolen vehicles as well as rescued 477 kidnap victims in the last …
Nigeria: Police arrest 1,784, recover arms, others, rescue kidnap victims in 2 months Read More
The Osun state Amotekun Corps have arrested five persons for alleged kidnapping and attempted murder. The suspects, Ayodele Ogunsola (45), Lekan Adeyeri (35), Ariyo Dare (40), Sunday Adeyeri (54) and …
Osun: Amotekun arrest suspected kidnappers, robbers, others Read More
The family of Oba Dada James Ogunyanda, who was kidnapped last week Thursday has appealed to government, spirited individuals and corporate organisations to assist in raising the N50 million ransom demanded …
Family of Kogi monarch raises N25m, seeks help to meet N50m ransom Read More
A wanted kidnapper has been intercepted at the Hajj Camp in Abuja by the Department of State Services (DSS). The kidnapper was reportedly arrested on Sunday during screening of pilgrims …
DSS arrests wanted kidnapper in Abuja Hajj Camp Read More
Nelson Adepoyigi, the Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in ward 5, Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, who was abducted in Ifon a few days ago, has …
Abducted Ondo APC chairman k!lled in kidnappers’ den Read MoreThe abductors of Nelson Adepoyigi, the All Progressives Congress ward chairman in Ose local government area of Ondo state have seized two individuals who reportedly took N5 million and food …
Kidnappers of APC chieftain seize ransom bearers, make N30m fresh demands Read More
A first-class traditional ruler, Oba James Dada Ogunyanda, the Obalohun of Okoloke, has been kidnapped by gunmen in Kogi State. Oba Ilufemiloye was abducted from his palace in the early …
Gunmen abduct Kogi monarch from palace Read More
The abductors of the Ward 5 Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nelson Adepoyigi have detained the ransom bearers who brought …
Breaking: Kidnappers seize ransom bearers after receiving payment for abducted APC Chairman Read MoreThe Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said troops of Operation DELTA SAFE, a military task force focused on curbing oil theft and securing the Niger Delta region, have intercepted stolen crude …
Troops foil oil theft worth N1.93bn, rescue 173 kidnap victims, nab 430 suspects in one week- DHQ Read More