Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress presidential candidate, has said redesigning the naira would not reduce insecurity in the country. Sowore said kidnappers would start demanding ransom in foreign currencies with the new policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria,…
The Police on Thursday said they arrested suspected two kidnappers and land grabbers in Ulegun community of Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo. This is contained in a statement by ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer in…
By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure Kidnappers, who abducted some burial guests in Ondo State, have demanded a ransom payment of N90m to release the victims. They are demanding between N3m and N10m to release each of the victims. Recall that the…
Police in Borno paraded four kidnap suspects before journalists in Maiduguri on Thursday. Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdu Umar said the suspects, Abdu Isa, Musa Haro, Wada Hassan and Saleh Bukar were arrested in a joint operation between the police…
The Nigeria Navy said it has rescued seven male victims who were abducted on May 10 by sea pirates off the coast of Bonny Island in Rivers. The seven passengers were transiting to Port Harcourt from Bonny when their commercial…
The Anambra Police Command has arrested two kidnap suspects, allegedly involved in the abduction of one Ijideofor Attama on May 14. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement made available to Nigerian NewsDirect…
…To set up financial crimes agency The Ogun State government has declared war on kidnappers and fraudsters popularly referred to as Yahoo boys. According to the state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, the Ogun State Government will soon set up its…
The Police Command in Kaduna State, says its operatives arrested 305 suspects for banditry, armed robbery and kidnapping between January and November 2021. A statement by the command said 242 of those arrested are being prosecuted by various courts within…
Police in Cross River said on Sunday that they have launched a manhunt for kidnappers of a pastor of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Sunday Adediran. Adediran was kidnapped on Nov. 13 at Ikot Eneobong area in Calabar. The kidnappers…
By Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun State police command said it has arrested three members of a kidnap syndicates while they were about collecting ransom for two men kidnapped at Abule Oba Alamala along Ayetoro road, Abeokuta North local government area…
