Two suspected bandits arrested for kidnapping a man in Bandoko community, Kaduna State, have said their initial plan was to abduct and gang-rape the victim’s wife. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement said the suspects, Abdurahman Lolo and Muhammed Sanni, were arrested by the operatives of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) led by DCP Olatuniji Disu, following a distress call to the Operation Puff Adder. “At about 11.30 pm on the 29th …
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Men of the Imo state police command says its operatives have re-arrested two inmates who escaped during the April 2021 jailbreak at the Imo correctional centre. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Michael Abattam, states that the escapees were arrested over the alleged kidnap of two residents identified as Dominic Chukwuma and Silas Nnawubia. The residents were said to have been kidnapped from Ahiazu Mbaise LGA of the state on April 30. “Following a report of …
Justice Augustine Odokwo of a high court sitting in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom state, today November 25, sentenced a 31-year-old man, Ekerete Michael Ukpong, to death for kidnapping a 4-year-old boy, Success Amos Kalu, who has not been found till today. The convict Ukpong, a native of Udok Atai in Ikono Local Government Area of the state, was condemned to death after he was found guilty of kidnapping, an offence punishable by death, under section1 (2) of Akwa Ibom State …
A brave mother rescued her 5-year-old son from the hands of a man who had snatched him from a sidewalk in Queens, New York, and police are now asking for help in identifying the kidnapper and his accomplice. According to police, the kidnapping attempt took place Thursday, July 15, around 8 p.m. on Hillside Avenue when one individual picked up the 5-year-old boy from the sidewalk and placed him in the rear seat of his vehicle while the second individual …
Residents of Kusfa in Zaria, Kaduna state, organised a prayer session to ask for Allah’s intervention regarding the insecurity in the country. The residents slaughtered two rams during the prayer. They asked Allah for help to win the war against kidnapping and banditry. Photos show that the prayer session was well attended by residents. The prayer is coming a few days after the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmad Bamalli cried out that Zaria Emirate was under …
David Guillod, the Hollywood executive producer of “Extraction” and “Atomic Blonde” has been charged with multiple counts of rape, sexual assault, and kidnap of four women in California. The 53-year-old who ran Primary Wave Entertainment, a talent agency, surrendered to police Monday morning in Santa Barbara, near Los Angeles after a three-year investigation. He is now in custody at the Santa Barbara County Jail, with bail set at $3 million. The charges stem from alleged encounters in 2012, …