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Gunmen kidnap popular musician in Egor

Ihesiulo Grace 5 October 2017 0

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Tuesday night violently abducted a popular musician and social critic, Ambassador Osayomore Joseph, in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. It was gathered that Osayomore performed at a function in the afternoon in Benin before he was kidnapped at night.

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Kidnappers to be put to death – Nigerian Senate

Ihesiulo Grace 29 September 2017 0

Nigeria’s senators have passed a bill imposing the death sentence on kidnappers and 30 years in jail for people who collude with them, Premium Times reports. Senator Chukwuka Utazi, Enugu-North, said the bill sought to combat and prevent any form of kidnapping in Nigeria by giving wider powers to the Inspector-General of Police to ensure […]

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Catholic Priest abducted by Kidnappers

Ihesiulo Grace 29 September 2017 0

A priest of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi, Edo State, Rev. Fr. Lawrence Adorolo, has been abducted by some suspected kidnappers. The Catholic Bishop of Auchi Diocese, Most Rev. Gabriel Dunia, said the priest was kidnapped along the Auchi-Okpella highway on Wednesday evening. “Rev. Fr. Adorolo was on his way back from Auchi to his […]

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Ambode donates N5m to widow of burnt kidnap victim

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2017 0

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has donated N5million to the widow and children of Osaze Omorogbe, a community leader killed and burnt by kidnappers for leading security agents to foil their operation. Presenting the cheque to the widow and children on behalf of the governor at a solemn ceremony at the family’s residence in […]

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FG to establish special courts for hate speech, terrorism

Ihesiulo Grace 20 August 2017 0

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Federal and state governments have agreed to create special courts for the purposes of prosecuting purveyors of hate speeches, suspected terrorists and kidnappers. Osinbajo stated this in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. […]

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NCC orders blockage of SIM cards used by kidnappers, fraudsters, others

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2017 0

*Warns service providers to comply or face severe sanctions Worried by the increasing threat to the nation’s security and economy following the use of pre-registered Subscriber Information Module (SIM) cards, the Nigerian Communication Commission has asked all the telecom providers in the country to immediately block all such pre-registered SIM cards. The NCC, while taking

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Another kidnappers’ den discovered in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2017 0

Security personnel have discovered another Kidnappers’ in Lagos. This time at Ile-Zik along the Agege-Oshodi road. More to follow

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Navy to focus on riverine areas to rout kidnappers

Ihesiulo Grace 5 July 2017 0

The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Sylvanus Abbah, has called on media support to fight emerging insecurity problems especially the buffoonery kidnappers. The new Flag Officer Commanding said this after taking over the mantle of leadership of the command from his predecessor, Rear Admiral Ferguson Dukas Bobai. He said the new […]

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Police arrest three kidnappers in Lagos

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2017 0

Men of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command over the weekend arrested three suspected kidnappers who were fleeing from Ibadan after collecting N3 million ransom. The kidnappers, Adekunle Funsho (31), Charles Ezeilo (32) and Obioha Nnaji were apprehended in Abule Egba Lagos State after kidnapping a lady and collecting the ransom. […]

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Edo speaker escapes assassination attempt at his constituency

Ihesiulo Grace 25 February 2017 0

The Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly, Mr Justin Okonoboh, on Friday evening escaped an attack at Igueben Local Government Area of the state. Okonoboh (APC Igueben constituency) made this known when he briefed newsmen in Benin on Saturday. He thanked his backup driver for shading him from the assassins. “On my way back […]

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Delta Police rescue seven-year-old Kidnapped child, apprehend 22 others for various offences

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2017 0

The Delta State Police Command has rescued a seven-year-old master Moses Iloba who was allegedly kidnapped few months ago in Okpanam town by a group of kidnappers and taken to Port Harcourt, Rivers State. While the command also disclosed the arrest of 22 other suspects for various offences, its commissioner, Mr. Zanna Ibrahim who confirmed […]

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Ex-gov Suswan’s CSO Kidnapped

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2017 0

Former Chief Security Officer (CSO), to the immediate past governor of Benue State Gabriel Suswam, has been kidnapped. John Manger, a Superintendent of Police is currently serving at the Police Headquarters in Abuja and was said to be on his way to Benue before gunmen waylaid him. A family source who confirmed the incident to […]

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Epe: 5 Kidnappers demand N350m ransom

Ihesiulo Grace 16 February 2017 0

Abductors who are said to be responsible for the kidnap of two Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) members and five farm workers at Eliasa farm in the Igbodu area of Epe on Tuesday have demanded N350 million ransom before releasing the victims. The Daily Times learnt that the kidnappers contacted the manager of the farm through […]

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Police arrest kidnappers of Dangote employee.

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2016 0

Three suspects allegedly responsible for the murder of one Istifanus Gurama, a key business strategist at the Dangote Group and the kidnap of five other expartriates from same organisation have been arrested. The suspects, Abubakar Gide 24, Abdullahi Salihu 22, and Babuga Adamu 25 were arrested by men of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT)  […]

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15 Year Old Kidnapped, Sold for N10,000

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2015 0

Precious is smart and good looking, but greed led her maternal cousin to sell her off for prostitution for as lit­tle as N10,000. Speaking to Daily Times as friends and family members celebrate her return from Libya at their Igboroko Street, Lakwe, Ajah residence, Precious recounted her ordeal that began on May 25, 2014 on […]

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Police Kills Five Kidnappers in Anambra

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2015 0

Less than 48 hours to the general election in the country, kidnap and armed robbery suspects have laid siege to Anambra State. In a gun battle, on Thursday, in Onitsha and Eziowelle communities, between the kidnap suspects and the state police command, five of the suspects were killed. Also, over two hundred thousand fake naira […]

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Unknown Gunmen Kidnap Petroleum Minister’s Cousin

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2015 0

Unknown gunmen on Thursday kidnaped Mr. Bozie Agama, a cousin of the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani-Allison Madueke. The gunmen were said to have stormed the minister’s Yanaka community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State by 12.05am. It was gathered that the primary target of the abductors was Chief Monume, Bozie’s father, […]

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Lagos police arrest five kidnappers

Ihesiulo Grace 13 March 2015 0

Policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Ikejahave arrested a five-man gang of suspected kidnappers in the Berger area of La­gos. The gang, led by 32-year-old Edet Ekuno, also has Chukwudi Dickson, Sun­day Shamiga, Hope Edet and Isaiah Unuabon as members. They were ar­rested while trying to kid­nap a yet-to-be-identified victim in a hotel. […]