Suspected kidnappers, for the umpteenth time, struck at another community in the Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State as five persons were kidnapped at the Makeke Health Centre in Umakeke community. Among the latest victims were the nurse attached to the health facility, Mrs. Gladys Okomayin, a female secondary school student, Miss Tope…
The Benue State police command has confirmed the abduction of nine worshippers at Saint John’s Catholic Church, Ojije, in the Utonkon District of Ado Local Government Area of the state. The victims were reportedly kidnapped on Sunday night while attending a vigil on the church premises, as gunmen stormed the area and whisked them away….
Suspected kidnappers who abducted a medical doctor in Auchi, Edo State, and killed his younger brother have been arrested after they were allegedly identified by their victim at the hospital where he works. Sources revealed that the suspects were apprehended after they took their children to the same hospital for medical treatment, only for the…
A child who went missing from their family home in November has been safely recovered, with a neighbour arrested as the main suspect in the case. The child, who had been missing for several months, was located following police investigations and tips from the community. Videos shared online showed the child in good health, providing…
A Baptist Church cleric, Pastor Daniel Bagama, and his three daughters have been abducted by bandits at Tudun Bussa village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Conference President of the Kaduna Baptist Conference, Rev. Ishaya Adamu Jangado, disclosed this in a letter copied to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), saying, “I…
Bandits on Wednesday evening kidnapped 100-year-old Chief Samuel Fagbemi in the Ihale community and a vigilante officer in the Kabba-Bunu local government area of the state. The President of Ihale Development Association (IDA), Chief P. M. B. Omolewa, who confirmed the incident, has strongly condemned the gruesome attack on the Ihale community by armed bandits…
The identities of 177 worshippers abducted from churches in Kaduna State have emerged. Gunmen attacked three churches in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area, during Sunday service. Worshippers were taken from ECWA Church and Cherubim and Seraphim Church (Churches 1 and 2). Residents said more than 100 people were abducted in what they described…
Fear has gripped parts of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following the abduction of scores of Christian worshippers by suspected bandits on Sunday. The incident reportedly occurred during church activities in communities within the Kajuru axis, where armed men stormed the area and whisked away several residents, including women and children, to an…
The Federal Government has restated its position that it does not pay ransom for abducted victims. This was as it insisted that security forces rely on military pressure and intelligence operations to secure their release. The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, made this clarification in an interview with BBC Hausa monitored in Kaduna, amid persistent…
Suspected kidnappers have reportedly abducted eight people, including a woman, from a hotel in Imoga, Edo State, demanding a ransom of N100 million for their release, in the latest attack to heighten fear across the state. The victims, all indigenes of Imoga Kingdom, were reportedly kidnapped last Friday night at Star Boy Hotel along the…
