Police operatives have foiled an attempt by suspected kidnappers to abduct guests at the graduation ceremony of the Delta State Polytechnic, Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state command, Mr. Bright Edafe, confirmed this in a statement, yesterday. He said: “On 13 August 2024, while students of Delta State Polytechnic, …

The five corps members abducted four days ago by 15 suspected gunmen in lfon community, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, have gained their freedom, after coughing out N5 million ransom. They include three females and two male corps members. The corps members were kidnapped along Ifon-Owo highway in the Ose council of the state on their way from …

The Ogun State Police Command said that it had discovered the shallow graves of 71-year-old farmer Adekunle Ifelaja and Ogunyemi Femi, who were allegedly killed by suspected kidnappers in the Ijebu-Igbo area of Ogun State. This follows the arrest of two members of a seven-person criminal gang, Chukwuma Bartholomew and Igwe Monday, who are believed to be responsible for the …

Bandits have freed the two abducted journalists and family members in Kaduna State, on Saturday, after spending seven days in captivity. Sunday PUNCH reports that two journalists – The Nation’s Abdulgafar Alabelewe and his Blueprint newspaper’s counterpart, AbdulRaheem Aodu – and their wives as well as children were released on Saturday night by some bandits. The bandits had in large …

Gunmen have abducted three staff members including the acting Rector of Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Dr Emmanuel Barki. According to a report, the acting Rector with two other management staff of the institution and their driver were kidnapped on their way to Ugbokolo after an official assignment in Makurdi, the state capital on Thursday. It was gathered that the abductors …

Are-Ekiti Development Association (ÀŔEDAA) has charged the Ekiti State Police Command to do everything humanly possible to secure the release of Professor Femi Oloaofe, the Ekiti University Don who was recently kidnapped at his Ado Ekiti residence. Residents of Ekiti State Housing Estate, Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State Capital were on Tuesday greeted with the news of the kidnap of a …

After spending about 15 days in captivity, terrorists have released the kidnapped children of a Kaduna State judge, Janet Galadima. The Police are yet to react to the development. The Chairman of the Kaduna State branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Godwin Ochai said the children were released yesterday. He thanked God and everyone who stood by the family. …

Abducted victims recently freed from captivity have revealed that kidnappers used poisonous snakes to terrorise them. Some of them, who recounted their ordeals in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria, said that there were many snakes in the forests inhabited by the bandits. They said that the snakes often bite both the kidnappers and the victims. One of …

The Police on Saturday said its operatives from the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), raided kidnappers’ camp and neutralised many in the Mpape area of Abuja. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commissioner of Police Olumuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja said the camp was raided at about 2:40 am on 9 February following an intelligence report. He said the …

Fourteen Abuja-bound travellers who were kidnapped last Friday in Kogi State have regained their freedom. The victims who were travelling in two buses belonging to God Is Good Motors and ABC Transport were kidnapped at Inyenle, Ogugu in the Olamaboro Local Government Area of the state. It was reported that the driver of the GIG vehicle was rescued the same …