Kidnappers Archives - Page 2 of 8

Jul

04

2024

The Souls of Victims of Insecurity, Kidnap For Ransom shall stand in Judgment against us.

NewsCrime, Kaduna State, Kidnappers, Kidnapping, Nigeria, Nwaokobia Jnr, Security

Prof Chris Nwaokobia Jnr. My Late Younger Sister; The 14 Year Old Son of The Judge in Kaduna; And The Many Victims of the Pervasive Kidnap For Ransom Business Shall Stand in Judgment Against Nigeria And The Political Class. - Prof Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr. I woke up with tears in my eyes and characteristic with the dictate of my soul, I proceeded to process the impious State of national security, the Politics of it, and the lame albeit draconic platitudes of the operators of State. Kidnappers The alleged heartrending murder yesterday of the 14 years old son of the…

Apr

28

2024

By Chimamanda

Police retrieve guns, rescue victims, execute a suspected kidnapper.

Metro, NewsCrime, Cultism, Kidnappers, Kidnapping, Metro, Politics

A suspected kidnapper was slain in Okuno, Orogun community in Ughelli North Local Government Area by police in Abraka Division, Ethiope-East Local Government Area, Delta State, under the command of SP Fabian Ayameh, in cooperation with the Abraka vigilante and hunters group. However, other gang members managed to flee the site of the murder. Additionally, the authorities returned two abduction victims—names withheld—to their families after saving them. Information surfaced that the suspect was shot and seriously injured during a shootout with other members of his criminal group. He was taken to a hospital and later passed away there, according to…

Apr

23

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Onyeizu’s Cousin Kidnapped in Umuahia, Abductors Demand N50m Ransom

Abia State, Metro, NewsAbia State, Crime, Kidnappers, Kidnapping, Metro

The spate of insecurity in Abia State has taken a new dimension as Mr Joshua Chinemerem Chibueze, Engr Chinedu Onyeizu's cousin, has been kidnapped in Umuahia. Joshua Chinemerem Chibueze was kidnapped on Wednesday, 17th April, 2024 in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, as he was about making his way to his house after the close of work. Eyewitnesses said that the abductors accosted him at the gate of his compound at Ekenaobizi, Umuahia, and took him and his car and headed toward the Onu Imo axis, the boundary between Abia and Imo. After several days, the daredevil abductors contacted the…

Mar

24

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Atiku proposes revision of Nigeria’s security architecture.

Metro, News, OpinionAtiku Abubakar, Bandits, Boko Haram, Insecurity, Kidnappers, Kidnapping, Security

In order to combat the widespread insecurity in the nation, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate for 2023, Atiku Abubakar, is calling for a revision of the security architecture. In response to the release of students abducted from Kuriga in Kaduna State, Atiku made a statement. After praising the individuals in charge of the students' release, Atiku insisted on bolstering the Safe School Initiative. In a post on X, Atiku demanded that the security architecture be changed to better address the dangers that Nigerians are facing. "I am thrilled to hear that the 287 kidnapped schoolchildren in Kaduna have been…

Mar

08

2024

By David Okoye

Nine Remanded for Allegedly Kidnapping and Killing Six Girls for Rituals

NewsBandits, Court, Crime, Herdsmen, Insecurity, Kidnappers, Kidnapping

Nine individuals were remanded by an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State on Friday for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder of six girls for ritual purposes. The defendants, Moses Aruwaji, Adebayo Azeez, Mariam Aruwaji, Akinwunmi, Sheriff Agbani, Samuel Monday, Osojieahon Aijonohouria, Peter Oluwalolese, and Jamiu Yufuf, were charged with kidnapping, murder, robbery, and conspiracy. According to the prosecutor, CSP Adaramola Felix, the defendants, along with accomplices still at large, committed the crimes between September 28, 2023, and January 11. The defendants were accused of conspiring to abduct and kill six victims — Sulaimon Adijat, Lucy Blessing, Lawal…