Troops scuttle ransom exchange, rescue kidnap victim in Kebbi
The troops of Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA, conducting counter terrorism and anti-banditry operations in Kebbi State, have rescued a kidnapped female victim and disrupted a planned ransom exchange.
How we were sexually exploited in Mali — Nigerian teens
Her trafficker, identified only as “Madam Cassandra”, demanded N4 million from her family as “compensation” for the cost of trafficking her
‘We’re tired’ – Bargaja residents cry, as Bello Turji orders them to flee
“What used to be distant stories have now become our everyday life,” a local farmer lamented. “We cannot sleep peacefully anymore.”
Delta Festival Outrage: Isoko Nation, Iyovwaye, ActionAid demand justice over sexual assault against young women in Ozoro
…Say rape, molestation are crimes, not culture •Council chairman vows to fish out perpetrators By Ochuko Akuopha & Gabriel Ewepu OZORO-OUTRAGE has continued to trail disturbing viral videos from Ozoro, headquarters of Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, showing alleged harassment and sexual assault of women and girls during a recent cultural festival, as stakeholders […]
Kidnap kingpin, ‘Osisikanku’ promised me N50m to save him — Amoke, soldier who arrested him
By Ugochukwu Alaribe, UMUAHIA A soldier, Amoke Gunshot Simeon, served in Abia state during the days of the terror kingpin, ‘Osisikankwu’. Osisikankwu’, whose real name is Obioma Nwankwo, was the leader of the kidnap gang that terrorised Aba and environs from 2008 to 2010. He held the town captive, kidnapping residents and visitors, leading to […]
IDPs to FG: ‘If you can’t take us home, say it; stop pretending’
Before the sun rises over the plains of Benue, the camps stir. Not with the rhythm of village life, but with the uneasy movement of people who have nowhere else to go.
