Some travellers abducted on Emure-ile Road in Emure Local Government Area of Ekiti State have regained their freedom from the kidnappers’ den. The victims, who were traveling in an 18-seater bus, were abducted on Sunday night by gunmen while returning from Onitsha in Anambra State to Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The gunmen reportedly contacted the families of the victims, …

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have ambushed an Ado-Ekiti-bound 18-passenger bus at Emure Ile, kidnapping all the passengers on board. The incident occurred on the outskirts of Emure-Owo on Sunday night, at the boundary between Ekiti and Ondo states, as the bus was returning from Onitsha. A source at the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Ado-Ekiti Motor Terminal …

The Katsina State Police Command has rescued five kidnap victims, who were abducted on their way from Abuja to Zamfara State. The victims, held captive in chains within Katsina’s forest, were rescued on 25 March 2024, during a routine patrol by officers from the Kankara Divisional Police Headquarters. In a statement, yesterday, Police Commissioner, Mr Aliyu Musa said the victims …

Gunmen last Friday abducted the commuters of an 18-passenger commercial bus near the boundary, between Akunu-Akoko in Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State, and Ayere, in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The kidnappers allegedly killed the driver of the bus and took all the passengers away, into a nearby bush, leaving behind a little girl. …

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 …

Some unknown gunmen have struck along Akure-Ado Ekiti Expressway, abducting some passengers in two vehicles at Iju area of Akure North Local Government Area of the state. The number of the victims have not been ascertained and the details of the incident were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report. It was, however, gathered that the incident …

Motorists and travellers have been left stranded along the busy Ondo-Akure highway for the past few days after a significant portion of the road in the Owena axis collapsed due to heavy rainfall. The resulting damage subsequently caused a severe traffic snarl, forcing many motorists to turn back and reroute their trips through Osun State. Even those travelling from Akure, …