A kidnapped staff of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Tom Tikyaa and 12 other passengers of Benue Links bus have regained their freedom. The 13 victims including the driver of the bus were kidnapped last Sunday along Otukpo – Ugbokolo road in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State. The vehicle was returning to Makurdi from Onitsha in Anambra State when the gunmen intercepted it and whisked the victims away to an unknown destination. According to Daily Trust, …
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Bandits have killed the Director of Works and Housing of Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, Mallam Yakubu Abdullahi Bala, after collecting N7m ransom from his family. It was gathered that Bala was abducted from his home in Mariga town over 20 days ago. The bandits also raided the neighbourhood and kidnapped not less than 25 people. Some of the kidnapped victims who were released confirmed to the family of Mallam Bala that the bandits killed …
Bandits have released a video of villagers kidnapped in Kafin Koro and Kwagana wards in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State. The victims were among over 50 people, including a former APC ward chairman, kidnapped in the area on May 10, 2023. 19 of them were released after reportedly paying various sums as ransom. The video shows the victims crying and pleading for mercy while the bandits kept firing warning shots beside their feet. …
The abductors of five residents of Yangoji village in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, have held another man in their den for delaying the delivery of ransom. Daily Trust had reported that the gunmen invaded the village two weeks ago, killed two persons and abducted five residents including a father and his two sons. Last week Wednesday, they demanded a N15m ransom for the victims. A family member of one of the abductees, who preferred …
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a notorious kidnap kingpin and one other over their involvement in a series of armed robbery, kidnapping operations in Ughelli and Warri. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, May 14, 2023, said the kingpin, Emmanuel James and his criminal gang abducted a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Okutonye Efetobore, and collected N1m ransom before releasing them. The suspect led …
A couple kidnapped by bandits who attacked Shola community in Katsina Local Government Area of Katsina State 10 days ago, have shared their experience in the hands of their abductors. Speaking to Daily Trust, Alhaji Tukur Turaki, said on the night of the attack, his wife heard some people manhandling their son and thought they were soldiers, so she opened their apartment which gave the kidnappers access. Turaki said; “When they came in, they asked my wife where …