Tag: ABDUCTION
You’re a liar, Daddy Showkey tells Dino Melaye
Veteran singer, Daddy Showkey, has called the Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, a liar.
The 44-year-old senator recently claimed that he spent 11 hours...
Nigerians accuse Melaye of staging own kidnap
Some Nigerians have expressed doubt over claim that Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West at the National Assembly has been abducted by unknown gunmen.
Melaye...
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...