Tag: KIDNAPPING
Zamfara: House Of Assembly Prescribes Death Penalty For Banditry, Kidnapping
The Zamfara State House of Assembly has passed a bill prescribing death penalty for all banditry-related offences.The development comes on the heels of the...
Fashola Seeks Public Collaboration On Road Safety, Infrastructure Protection
The Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has called for partnership of citizens in ensuring compliance to road safety rules and reducing carnage...
FEC Observes Silence For Victims Of Kaduna Train Attack
President Muhammadu Buhari led the Federal Executive Council FEC to observe a minute silence in honour of the victims of the terrorist attack on...
Terrorism: Report Confirms Killing Of 1,192 Kaduna Residents In 2021
The Kaduna state annual security report, presented by the State Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs said about 1,192 persons were killed, 3,348...
NAF Special Forces Rescue 26 Kidnap Victims In Kaduna
Nigerian Air Force NAF Special Forces rescued 26 kidnapped victims while on a fighting patrol along Birnin Gwari-Kaduna Road.NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet...
Kidnappings: Bandits Attack Another Convoy On Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Highway, Kill Many
Some bandits have again attacked travellers along Kaduna-Birnin-Gwari highway in Kaduna State for the second time in two days, killing six persons and kidnaped...
Kaduna Attacks: Terrorists Declare Ceasefire On Kidnappings Kill Bandits
Clash between Ansaru terrorists group and bandits have claimed the lives of 30 bandits around the Damari axis of Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of...
13 Men In Police Net For Banditry, Other Crimes In Katsina
The police in Katsina have arrested 13 suspects for their alleged involvement in banditry, cattle rustling, kidnapping and arms smuggling as well as terrorising...
Kidnappings: 10 More Students Of Bethel Baptist High School Released –...
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN says another set of 10 kidnapped students of Bethel Baptist High School, Maraban Damishi, in Chikun Local Government...
Kidnapping: Bill Seeking Tougher Punishment Passes 2nd Reading In Senate
A Bill titled “Abduction, Wrongful Restraints and Confinement Bill 2021”, seeking stiffer penalty for kidnapping, wrongful restraint and confinement for ransom has passed second...
Kaduna-Abuja Road: Police Confirm Kidnapping Of Zamfara Emir, Many Commuters
The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of the Emir of Bungudu, Zamfara state Hassan Atto, and a number of commuters, along...
Kidnapping: Abductors Of Zamfara College Students Demand N350 Million
The abductors of the students and staff of the College of Agriculture andAnimal Science, Bakura in Zamfara State are demanding N350 millionfor their release.The...
Abduction: Bandits Kidnap Commissioner For Information In Niger
Bandits have kidnapped the Commissioner for Information in NigerState, Mohammed Idris.This was confirmed by the state government on Monday in a statementthrough its Chief...
Kidnappings In Kaduna: Shehu Sani Names Two Masterminds Of Bethel School
The former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has named the masterminds of a series of kidnappings going on in Kaduna State.The lawmaker, who represented Kaduna...
Insecurity: Senate Urges IG, DSS To Tackle Security Challenges In Edo
The House of Representatives has urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba and also the Director-General of the Department of State...
Kidnapping: Why Terrorists Target Schools — Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government says terrorists target schools for kidnapping of vulnerable children to embarrass and inflict damage on the credibility of the nation.The Minister...
Kidnapping: Troops Launch Manhunt For Bandits’ Leader, Others On Abuja-Kaduna Road
Troops attached to the Land and Air Components of OperationTHUNDER STRIKE have identified bandits’ camp around Kuku area ofKagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna...
Kaduna-Abuja Highway: Killings, Kidnap Signs Of Worsening Security – Northern Elders
Some Northern elders have reacted to the report of abduction along the dreaded Abuja–Kaduna highway, saying the latest incident was just a reminder of...
Kaduna-Abuja Highway Kidnap: Abductors Demand N270m Ransom To Release 9 A.B.U...
Armed men who kidnapped some Nigerian French language students of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, along the Kaduna-Abuja highway on Sunday, have demanded a cumulative...
Abduction:Gunmen Kidnap Another Seven Persons In Kaduna
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, have abducted seven persons, including five members of a family in Barakallahu, a suburb of Kaduna metropolis.Barkallahu is a...
