Police smash new kidnapping syndicate in South East
Police operatives from Abuja comprising the Abba Kyari led Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and the Technical Intelligence Unit (TIU) have smashed a new kidnapping syndicate responsible for several abductions, who demand for and collect ransoms in US dollar equivalent.
Era of kidnapping will soon be over– IGP
The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris Has reassured Nigerians that the era of kidnapping will soon be over as police has equipped themselves with sophisticated intelligent unit outfits to track down criminal.
FG says freed girl not one of Chibok abductees
Nigeria’s government on Thursday retracted its announcement that another Chibok girl was free, saying she was not one of the 219 whose kidnapping more than three years ago caused global outrage. The presidency said on Wednesday evening that the teenager was picked up by the military after fleeing from Boko Haram jihadists. But Laolu Akande, […]
Father, son partners in kidnapping four months baby
A Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday, remanded a 52-year-old man, Mohammed Salihu and his son, Sumaila, Salihu,23, in prison in Okene for allegedly kidnapping a four-month old baby (son).
Soldier, engineer arrested for kidnapping
Bayelsa Police have arrested two suspects, a serving soldier and an engineer, for allegedly kidnapping a lady in Warri, Delta on April 4.
Kidnapping: Traders in Trade Fair, Alaba markets flee for safety
The activities of a gang of kidnappers terrorizing busi-nessmen, mainly importers and big traders at the popular Trade Fair Complex and Alaba International Market on the Lagos Badagry Expressway, in recent time, have forced several rich men residing at the highbrow areas of Festac Town and Amuwo Odofin Estate to move out of the area.
