FCT Police Arrest 160 Suspects, Lose Six Officers On Duty
ABUJA, Nigeria – Police in Nigeria’s capital record major gains against crime, arresting 160 suspects linked to armed robbery, kidnapping and other offences, but…
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Kidnapping
Akwa Ibom Court Sentences Four Kidnappers to Death
UYO, Nigeria – An Akwa Ibom State High Court sentences four convicted kidnappers to death by hanging over the abduction and killing of a…
When the Roads Go Quiet: How Fear Hijacked Nigeria’s Christmas Homecoming
(By Oluwafunbi Bello and Edino Cornelius) December is supposed to be loud in Nigeria. It is meant to roar with revving engines, raised voices…
When Fear Reaches the Capital: How Banditry Is Choking Lives, Healthcare on Abuja’s Doorstep
(By Juliet Jacob, and Hussaini Ibrahim) Once, Abuja was spoken of in hushed admiration — a carefully planned capital insulated from the chaos that…
Police Seal Facilities Over Suspected Organ Harvesting
OWERRI, Nigeria – Police in Imo State seal a hotel and private mortuary after discovering decomposed and mutilated bodies, raising suspicions of an illegal…
DSS Foils Medical Supply Route for Kidnappers as Kwara Govt Raises Alarm
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Kwara State Government has warned of an increasingly sophisticated network of kidnapping gangs after the Department of State Services (DSS)…
Relief in Kwara as 38 Kidnapped Worshippers Reunite with Families After Joint Rescue
LAGOS, Nigeria – Thirty-eight worshippers abducted in Eruku, Kwara State, have been reunited with their families following what authorities described as a coordinated rescue…
Nigerian Soldiers Rescue Six Kidnap Victims in Kogi
KOGI, Nigeria – Nigerian Army troops have rescued six abducted persons during an operation in the Ejiba and Saminaka forests of Yagba East, Kogi…
Four Defence Directors Freed After Kidnap on Kabba–Lokoja Highway
ABUJA, Nigeria – Four of the six kidnapped directors from the Federal Ministry of Defence have regained freedom after being abducted by terrorists along…
Police Arrest 10 Suspects Linked to Kidnapping, Cult Activities in Imo
IMO, Nigeria – The Imo State Police Command has arrested 10 suspects connected to kidnapping, armed robbery, and cult-related offences in operations carried out…