Operatives of the Cross River Police Command have rescued a former staff member of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, who was abducted by kidnappers. Mrs. Caroline Bassey was rescued shortly after her abduction from her residence at Peter Ojie street, Off Winners Way, Calabar at 11:30am on Saturday, November 4, 2023. It was gathered that the gunmen, who posed as customers seeking to rent chairs from Mrs. Bassey, tied up her security man and put him inside …
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The Kwara State Police Command has rescued five persons who were kidnapped by some gunmen in Isanlu Isin in the Isin local government area of the state. The victims were rescued from the forest not far from the locality through the combined efforts of local hunters, vigilantes, and policemen on Saturday night, July 15, 2023. Spokesperson of the command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, who confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday, said those rescued included a deacon of …
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have rescued 24 kidnapped victims and eliminated four bandits in Zamfara State. Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, July 7, 2023, said troops rescued the victims, including a child, after a fierce gun battle with the bandits. “Troops of 223 Battalion, operating under Sector 1 of Joint Task Force, North West Operations Hadarin Daji have in a rescue operation conducted in …
The FCT police command has given an update on the search and rescue operation of a lady who took to her Twitter handle on Tuesday, June 14, to cry out for help. The Twitter user @Ameerah_sufyan said that she and 16 others including three pregnant women were abducted from their homes. In an update given on Twitter, the FCT police command says investigation is ongoing and that discoveries are looking promising.
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have raided a criminal hideout at Husa mountain in Hong Local Government Area of the state and killed three suspected kidnappers. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, who disclosed this in a statement said its operatives achieved the feat with help from local hunters. According to him, a kidnap victim was rescued during the operation while one AK-47 rifle, army camouflage uniform, chains, pardlocks, and charms were recovered. “On …
Family members of the passengers kidnapped during the March 28 terrorist attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train have issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the federal government to ensure the safe rescue of all the abductees. The families gave the ultimatum at the end of a meeting of the family members in Kaduna on Monday, April 12. Reacting to the recent video released by the terrorists showing the abductees pleading on the government to rescue them, the families said they were yet to receive any …