Tag: ABDUCTION
Dino Melaye abducted, Ben Bruce claims
Senator representing Bayelsa East, Ben Murray-Bruce, on Thursday, stated that Senator Dino Melaye has been abducted by known persons, while he was on his...
Two sentenced to death for killing Catholic priest
A Makurdi High Court presided over by Justice Andove Kaakan on Wednesday sentenced two persons to death for abducting and killing a priest of...
I received N30,000 for abducting Chibok schoolgirls – Suspect
A suspected Boko Haram insurgents, Mayinta Modu, said he received N30,000 as payment for coordinating and participating in the abduction of Chibok schools girls.
Modu...
Police rescue abducted Catholic priest, arrest suspect in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State has rescued an abducted Catholic priest without payment of ransom as demanded by his abductors.
The News Agency of...
Abductors free Methodist priest, 2 others in Osun
A Methodist priest, Very Rev. Kayode Akande, and two others that were abducted along Iwo-Ibadan road on Sunday by suspected herdsmen have been released.
They...
4 men docked over alleged abduction
The police on Wednesday arraigned four men, Vincent Ekundayo, Nasiru Abu, Babatunde Akeem and Simeon Ogaga in a Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja...
FG confirms release of 76 Dapchi students
The Federal Government has confirmed 76 of the 110 students abducted from their school in Dapchi, Yobe State by Boko Haram on February 19.
In...
Nigeria failed to act on warnings before Dapchi abduction – Amnesty...
Nigerian security forces were warned about the presence of Boko Haram fighters near the town of Dapchi, but failed to respond, allowing insurgents to...
Abducted Kano SUBEB scribe regains freedom
The Secretary of the Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Uba Muhammad, who was abducted by suspected kidnappers on March 3, has been...
Dapchi: Search for abducted schoolgirls extended to neighbouring countries
The search for the 110 girls abducted from the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State, has been extended to neighbouring...