Tag: KIDNAPPING
Kidnapped UNIUYO professor regains freedom in Imo
Professor Herbert Batta, a senior academic at the University of Uyo (UNIUYO), Akwa Ibom State, has regained his freedom after being kidnapped by armed...
Expert urges urgent action to end school kidnappings
Dr Jibrin Abubakar, a media and public relations expert, has urged the Federal Government to implement stronger measures to tackle the menace of school...
Okpebholo suspends traditional ruler over kidnapping in Edo community
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has suspended the Okumagbe of Uwano Kingdom, Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area, Dr George Egabor, over recent cases...
NCoS denies involvement in alleged Rivers’ kidnap case
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has denied any involvement in the reported kidnap of a 12-year-old girl in Rivers, describing the allegation as false...
2 ex-convicts to die by hanging for kidnapping, armed robbery
A High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Monday sentenced two persons to life imprisonments and death by hanging for conspiracy, armed robbery and kidnapping.
The...
APC chieftain urges Tinubu to tackle the upsurge in kidnapping, others
Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently tackle the recent...
Niger receives 17 kidnapped victims rescued by police
The Niger government has received 17 kidnapped victims handed over to the government by the police command in the state.
Deputy Governor of the state,...
Family of kidnapped retired director seeks I-G’s intervention
The family of Mr. Emmanuel Ofobrukueta, a retired director kidnapped in Delta, has urged Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun, to intervene for his...
27-yr-old kidnapper bags 60 years imprisonment in Ibadan
A Federal high court in Ibadan, on Thursday, sentenced a 27-year-old kidnapper, Umar Babangida, to 60 years imprisonment.
The convict, found guilty of three charges...
FG condemns kidnapping of train passengers in Edo
The Federal Government has described the kidnapping of train passengers at Tom Ikimi Train Station, Igueben in Edo as despicable and utterly barbaric.
Director of...