Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fayode Adegoke has urged the citizens to stop paying ransom to kidnappers. The commissioner stressed that the payment of ransom to kidnappers by families of those kidnapped should be stopped, noting that “it is not acceptable”. The payment of ransom, he said is making the nefarious business of kidnapping thrive. He said this while speaking …

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested one Bello Mohammed, 28, of Zamfara State, in Kaduna, who is a member of the bandit gang that kidnapped a lawyer’s family in Bwari and murdered Nabeeha, one of five daughters In a statement, yesterday, in Abuja, Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi said: “The Divisional Police Officer, Tafa Division, acting on …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has issued a stern warning to informants of kidnappers, bandits and criminals in the territory to repent or die in the hands of security operatives. Wike spoke yesterday at a town hall security meeting, held in Kuje town in the Kuje Area Council of the territory. The minister also urged residents …

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has vowed to discourage the granting of bail to kidnappers. This was as he directed the Chairmen of the six Area Councils in the territory to commence monthly security meetings to improve the security situation in their areas of jurisdiction or risk sanctions. The minister gave the directive on Friday during a …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command had once again rescued an abductee, Suleiman Sabo, from kidnappers in Sauka, along Airport Road, Abuja, on Sunday. The victim, who sustained injuries from being manhandled by the kidnappers, was rescued by FCT police officers at about 11:30 am on Sunday. Revealing details of the development in a statement on Sunday, the FCT …

Five of the six sisters of the Al-Kadriyar family who were kidnapped by bandits in the Bwari area of Abuja recently regained their freedom on Saturday night. As of the time of filing this report, we could not independently verify if the girls were rescued by security operatives or were released after their family paid ransom. An uncle to the …

Nigerians have been cautioned by the Federal Government against going public to raise money to secure the release of kidnap victims. The government reminded those who have adopted the practice known as “crowdfunding” of the existence of a law against ransom. It said the warning had become necessary because crowdfunding could worsen the rising cases of kidnapping. Defence Minister Abubakar …

Kidnappers have reportedly killed three of eleven residents of the Sagwari Estate Layout in the Dutsen-Alhaji area of the Federal Capital Territory, including a 13-year-old secondary school student identified as Folorunsho Ariyo. Kidnappers had invaded the Sagwari community on Sunday, 7th January at about 7:30 pm, and kidnapped 11 residents, including a mother and her four children, and a receptionist …

The former Minister for Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, has said that a friend of his has offered to pay N50 million ransom to kidnappers to secure the release of the five remaining sisters who were abducted in Abuja. Nigerians on social media had started a fundraising campaign for the ransom to seek the release of a lady …

Bandits, who kidnapped Alhaji Mansoor Al-Kadriyar and his six children, have killed one of the abducted persons. The deceased lady identified as Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar was killed on Friday. She has been laid to rest according to Islamic rites on Saturday. Nabeeha was a 400-level student of biological science, at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. Others abducted include: Najeebah (500 level, …