Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have nabbed a kidnap kingpin suspect in Lau local government area of Taraba state. The suspect identified as Suleiman Ahmad a local of Bomanda village is said to have orchestrated the kidnap of 20 persons within Lau local council, and extorted over N70 million from his victims. The …

Akwa Ibom State graduates kidnapped last year in Zamfara State, during a trip to commence their National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), duty in Sokoto State, have appealed to both Federal and their state governments to provide them employment to assist their gradual healing from the trauma. Eight of the corps members who left Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital, heading to Sokoto …

The Police confirmed a young man identified as Alex on Thursday allegedly kidnapped a young lady and kept her in the popular Top View Hotel, Wuse, Abuja. According to a trending video on social media, Alex was seen with the lady in a room with management of the hotel and an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence (NSCDC) …

More than 20 medical and dental students, along with a house officer, have been kidnapped by gunmen in Benue State. The students were traveling to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu when they were ambushed around 5.30pm in the Otukpo area. The victims are reportedly from the University of Maiduguri and the University …

Two Chinese expatriates, identified as Chen Wenguang and Liang Ding, have been abducted in the Kémta/Abule-Owu area along Onigbedu Road in Ogun State. According to PUNCH Online report on Monday, the two were abducted around 1:45 pm on Sunday when they left the company to visit their friends. A police source, who was not authorised to speak on behalf of …

The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the abduction of a popular traditional ruler’s police orderly and driver by suspected kidnappers in Rivers. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that gunmen had invaded the residence of Chief Cornwell Ihunwo, the Paramount Ruler of Rumu-Elechi, Nkpolu Orowurokwo around 8pm on Saturday. The gunmen had invaded the place with the intention of …

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a 37-year-old apprentice, Ayuba Ezekiel, for alleged kidnap and stealing. PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred on 24 November 2023, at the CMD Road, Ikosi Ketu. Ayuba was employed as a sales boy by the kidnapped victim, Juliana Adamma, a horticulturist. On 24 November 2023, the victim’s brother reported the incident …

The Chairman of Oyo State Tipper, Lorry, and Quarry Park Management System, Alhaji Akeem Akintola, (popularly known as KUSO) has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The abduction occurred in the early hours of Saturday around the Ajiboye area, Omi Apata, Ibadan, the state capital. According to a source, the attackers stormed the residence of Alhaji Akintola (Kuso) and abducted him …

Some unknown gunmen have reportedly abducted a nurse, identified as Mrs S. Ogunyinka. Ogunyinka was said to have been abducted on Friday while she was returning from a farm along Iwo/Ileogbo Road in Osun State. During the attack on the nurse, her husband, whose name could not be immediately confirmed was reportedly shot by the abductors, before the wife was …