Tag: ABDUCTION
Kidnappers won’t get ransom from us – FG
The Federal Government has said it would not pay ransom for the release of schoolchildren and others abducted recently in the northern part of...
I’m sad, Okonjo-Iweala calls for rescue of abducted Kaduna, Sokoto students
Director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has expressed sadness over the abduction of schoolchildren in Sokoto and Kaduna.
Last Thursday, about 280...
15 students abducted in Sokoto days after Kaduna kidnap
Armed men have kidnapped 15 Tsangaya students at Gidan Bakuso area of Gada Local Government Area in Sokoto State.
Proprietor of the school Liman Abubakar...
Driver killed as kidnapped Ekiti students, teachers regain freedom
Students and teachers of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools in Emure, Ekiti State, who were kidnapped on Monday have regained their freedom.
Ekiti State Police...
How Nabeeha’s sisters regained freedom from Abuja kidnappers
Five of the six Al-Kadriyah sisters, who were kidnapped in the Bwari area of Abuja on January 2, have regained their freedom.
They were...
Police confirm release of abducted local govt chairman
Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the release of the abducted chairman of Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State Safiyanu Isah-Andaha.
Mr Isah-Andaha and...
Okowa’s commissioner Amgbaduba escapes kidnap
Commissioner for oil and gas in Delta State Prince Emmanuel Amgbaduba has said he escaped abduction on Sunday evening.
In his Facebook post on Monday,...
Female officer abducted by IPOB in Imo not yet rescued –...
The Nigerian Army says efforts are still ongoing to rescue the newly-commissioned female officer, Lt. PP Johnson, abducted in Imo allegedly by the proscribed...
Chimaroke Nnamani’s former appointee Dan Shere abducted
Gunmen have reportedly abducted a former secretary to Enugu State Government Dan Shere in Enugu.
It was gathered that Shere was among other commuters kidnapped...
I paid N30m ransom to free abducted priests — Kukah
Catholic bishop of Sokoto Diocese Matthew Kukah on Monday revealed he has paid about N30 million as ransom to get back some of the...