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Abuja to get Joint Task Force against kidnapping, banditry

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…Tinubu okays digital tracking devices By Ukpono Ukpong Plans are afoot to establish a Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to combat the rising wave of kidnapping and banditry within the territory and its environs. The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike made the

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Insecurity: Buhari orders security agencies to be ‘merciless’ with highway criminals

Ihesiulo Grace 26 November 2021 0

*Directs them to provide adequate security during yuletide Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has again directed security agencies to urgently address the resurgence of kidnapping and other crimes on the Abuja-Kaduna Highway and on other roads across the country. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said the president gave the directive while presiding

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Bayelsa: Gov. Diri commends security agencies for rescuing kidnapped expatriate

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Gov. Duoye Diri of Bayelsa on Sunday in Yenagoa commended security agencies for the swift rescue of an expatriate kidnapped by gunmen. Diri gave the commendation in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr Doubara Atasi. The governor said the immediate rescue of the expatriate, an employee of PAACHE Construction Ltd., showed resilience and […]

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Senate proposes life imprisonment for kidnappers

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A bill proposing life imprisonment for the offence of kidnapping or any form of abduction, wrongful restraint and confinement on Tuesday passed second reading in the Senate. The bill sponsored by Senator Ibikunle Amosun (APC, Ogun Central) seeks to, among others, introduce stiffer punishments and punitive measures to combat and prevent kidnapping in Nigeria. Leading […]

Politics

APC responsible for bloodletting in Nigeria, PDP alleges

Ihesiulo Grace 31 May 2021 0

*Says APC leaders must answer for killings Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of being responsible for the escalated tension, indignation, violence, mass killing, kidnapping, terrorism and banditry ravaging various parts of our country. The PDP in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Kola

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S’West APC leaders back southern govs on open grazing, restructuring, others

Ihesiulo Grace 24 May 2021 0

*Reject separatist agitations Worried by unabated kidnapping and festering banditry threatening the peace of the nation, All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in the Southwest met in Lagos on Sunday to deliberate on the way forward. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu hosted the meeting, which was held behind closed doors for about five hours, at the State House […]

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Governors query ECOWAS protocol on free movement over insecurity

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…Call for prosecution of bandits …Caution against ethnicising crimes to avoid war …Condemn fake news, abuse of social media Kamarudeen Ogundele, Abuja To stem rising cases of banditry, kidnapping, rape and other forms of insecurity in the country, the governors of the 36 States have demanded a review of the ECOWAS protocol on trans-human movement. […]

Crime News

Police arrest 25 suspects over alleged murder, others

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The Police on Wednesday said 25 suspects have been arrested in connection with kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, cattle rustling, unlawful possession of weapons and other violent crimes across the country. Force Public Relations Officers (FPRO), Frank Mba, disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja. He said that a total of five AK-47 rifles with […]

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We will not relent in our efforts to deal with banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling – Police

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The Police Commissioner in Niger, Mr Adamu Usman, has urged the people of the state to support the police with reliable and credible information in the ongoing fight against banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling in the area. Usman made the call on Thursday while addressing mobile police officers and vigilance groups deployed  to fight bandits […]

Editorial

The abduction of journalists in Abia State

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2020 0

On May 4, 2020, at about 7:00pm, unknown gunmen who operated in a motorcycle and Toyota Sienna space bus abducted a female on-air presenter, Chinenye Iwuoha, working with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Pacesetter FM, in Umuahia, Abia State capital. The locus in quo is a stone throw to Amakanma Housing Estate in […]

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 Kidnapping:NMA embarks on indefinite strike in C/River

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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Cross River state has embarked on an indefinite strike over the kidnap of the wife of their colleague, Mrs. Christian Ekanem, a staff of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital. In a communique, jointly signed on Thursday in Calabar, by the Chairman of NMA in the state, Dr .Agam […]

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Lagos police arrests 1, 182 suspects for kidnapping, murder, robbery

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Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has stated that 1,182 suspects were arrested by operatives of the command for armed robbery, kidnapping, murder and other crimes, since he assumed office. Reading a scorecard on the activities of the command in the last 119 days, Odumosu said the command recorded 10 cases of suicide, while […]

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Osun assembly passes anti-kidnapping, banditry, ritual killing bill

Ihesiulo Grace 11 March 2020 0

The Osun state House of Assembly has passed into law the bill prohibiting kidnapping, banditry and ritual killings in the state. The bill was read for the third time by the committee of the whole having passed through two other stages to correct identified grey areas of bill. Speaker of the state House of Assembly, […]

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More Terrorists Surrender as Army Clear Unrepentant Criminals

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2020 0

In pursuance of their unwavering resolve and commitment to wiping out terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, cattle rustling and other sundry crimes across the nation, the gallant troops of the Nigerian Army continue to decimate terrorists and other criminal elements across the various theatres of operations nationwide. This was contained in a press release by

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Benue proposes stiffer penalties for kidnappers, cultists

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2020 0

The Benue state government has announced plans to amend the law against kidnapping, cultism and other related crimes to spell -out stiffer penalties for culprits. Governor Samuel Ortom disclosed this on Sunday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Makurdi while speaking at the one year remembrance thanksgiving service in honour late Senator Joseph Waku. The governor […]

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Police nab 4 for alleged kidnapping in Niger

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The police in Niger state have arrested four suspects for alleged kidnapping in Lapai and Kontagora Local Government Areas of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Abubakar, in Minna on Wednesday. Abubakar said that on February 15, at about 16:00 hours, one Saidu Musa of […]

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Kidnapping, banditry: Nasarawa assembly passes witness protection bill

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The Nasarawa state House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the Witness Protection Bill to give witnesses the boldness, confidence and protection to testify in court. Speaker of the House, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, announced the passage of the bill at plenary after the Majority Leader, Alhaji Tanko Tunga (APC/Awe North) moved a motion for the passage […]

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DSS re-arrests fleeing female child trafficker in Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2020 0

The Kano Correctional Centre and the Department of State Services (DSS) have re-arrested Mercy Paul, who escaped after being arrested for allegedly kidnapping several children and selling them in Anambra state in 2019. Investigation revealed that after her arrest, the suspect was said to have escaped on January 31 from a hospital where she was […]

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NSCIA urges Buhari to declare state of emergency on insecurity

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The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency to tackle insecurity, especially kidnapping, terrorism, armed robbery and banditry in the country. Director, Administration of NSCIA, Yusuf Nwoha, made the call on while speaking at a news conference on the state of the nation in […]

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Islamic laws forbids forcible marriage, kidnapping – Don

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2020 0

Ilorin – Prof. Abdulrafi Omotosho of Department of Islamic Law, University of Ilorin (Unilorin), has asserted that Islamic Law forbid forcible marriage and kidnapping. Omotosho made the assertion in his paper presentation at the 191st Inaugural Lecture of Unilorin titled: “She has a lion share under the Islamic law”. He added that “forbidden according to […]