The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports credited to a certain Sergeant David Bako who claimed he was part of a phantom kidnap of Dapchi girls with the hope of boosting President Mohammadu Buhari’s credentials. The army stated this in a statement signed by the director army public relations Brigadier- General Texas Chukwu that the […]
Boko Haram on Wednesday morning returned all the recently abducted school girls in the town of Dapchi in Nigeria’s Yobe State. One hundred and ten schoolgirls were abducted by the group in February this year in an attack similar to what occurred in 2014 in neighbouring Borno State. Daily Times gathered that five of the […]
The Nigerian government has set up a committee to probe the circumstances leading to the abduction of 110 girls still missing from a school in Dapchi, Yobe state. A faction of Boko Haram terrorists is believed to have kidnapped the schoolgirls when they attacked the Dapchi community last week Monday. On Monday, the army and police […]
The Nigeria Police has arrested one of the principal suspects of the notorious kidnap for ransom gang that killed over 20 people in Omoku communities in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State in the early hours of new year day, 1st January 2018. The suspect ,one Desmond Okotubo, 32yrs, a native of Egbenma from […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has confirmed the killing of one of its marshals by suspected armed kidnappers on the Abuja-Kaduna Highway. It was gathered that the deceased was travelling in a commercial bus alongside other passengers when the hoodlums attacked them yesterday at Sabo-Wuse Area on the Niger axis of the highway
Six members of a cargo ship kidnapped last month off the coast of Nigeria’s Port Harcourt have been freed,The six were abducted when the Demeter was attacked by an armed criminal gang off the south-eastern port of Onne. The Liberian-registered vessel had been sailing from the Equatorial Guinean capital Malabo to Monrovia. More to follow
Unknown gunmen, Sunday’s night in Ilorin, Kwara state, abducted a 71-year old woman, Mrs. Elizabeth Omotosho. Mrs. Omitosho is the mother of the national chairman of Labour Party (LP), Dr. Mike Omotisho. The septuagenarian was allegedly kidnapped by four people at her Tanke, Ilorin, residence, between 7 and 8.00 pm on Sunday night. According to […]
Four gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have abducted a saw miller, Mr. Oyewale Akinwande, at Idoani town in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo state. Mr. Akinwande was kidnapped while switching on an electric generating set at the mill located in Owaani area of the town during the weekend. Daily Times learned that four wielding […]
Popular musician, Osayomore Joseph, who was kidnapped four weeks ago from his Ekenhuan Road residence in Benin was released this evening. More to follow
The Benue State Police Command has arrested a wanted kidnap and robbery kingpin, Monday Iorgougo, alias Yahooze, alleged to have masterminded several kidnap and robbery cases in the state. Hewas arrested at Mbalin Taraku, Gwer East local government area of the state. He alongside his gang have been terrorizing residents and motorists along the busy […]
Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje, counsel to the alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a Evans, on Friday urged an Igbosere High Court on Lagos Island to quash a fresh charge filed against Evans by the Lagos State Government. He called it an abuse of court processes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Evans was brought […]
The clan head of Obong in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Tuesday Jumbo, was, on Tuesday, abducted by gunmen in his palace. It was gathered that about five armed men stormed the palace of Chief Jumbo at Ikot Nya village on motorcycle and whisked him away. More to follow
Idris Ahmed, Lokoja Despite huge resources to mobilise security to combat banditry and violent crimes by the Kogi state government, the security situation has recently escalated. On Monday, two policemen attached to Dangote construction site were killed, while the Portuguese expatriates they were guarding were kidnapped by unknown gunmen. They were said to be attacked […]
*Recover several arms, 82 round of ammunition Nosa Akenzua, Asaba The Delta Police Command has arrested three kidnap kingpins, and 24 suspected cultists in Sapele, Effurun in the state while it recovered several arms, 82 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition. The Police Image Maker in the state, Mr. Andrew Aniamaka who confirmed the arrest of the […]
The police in Kogi have confirmed the killing of two police officers and the abduction of an expatriate by unknown gunmen at a construction site of A.G Dangote on Obajana – Oshokoshoko – Kabba road. The abducted expatriate, Jose Machada, a Portuguese civil engineer, along with other expatriates and Nigerians, were inspecting the project when […]
Unknown gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have kidnapped a retired Superintendent of Police and former Divisional Police Officer of Igarra Police Station, Chief James Omafuaire, and his wife. The couple was abducted last night in Ikpeshi community area in Akoko-Edo LGA, Edo State. More to follow
Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, has changed his “guilty” plea to conspiracy and kidnapping to “not guilty” at the Lagos High Court in Ikeja. The alleged kidnapper was brought to court alongside five others to court this morning in handcuffs. Policemen were also stationed in various corners leading to Justice Oshodi’s court where the […]
The Italian Catholic priest, Maurizio Pallu, who was kidnapped by gunmen in Edo State has been released. Information is still sketchy on the circumstances of the release, and we have not ascertained if any ransom was paid. More to follow
Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt The Rivers government has again accused the state Commander of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Mr. Akin Fakorede, of using his men to perpetrate kidnapping, armed robbery, extra judicial killings, rape and other criminal activities in the state in order to create the impression of insecurity to outsiders and investors. In a […]
The Advanced People’s Democratic Alliance, APDA, has said three of its local government officials in Kogi state have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen overnight along Idah road, Kogi state. More to follow