Kidnapping

Police operatives have arrested Tony Nwizi, Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Ebonyi. The Nation reports that he was picked up on the orders of the Inspector…

The Police Command in Ebonyi has rescued two siblings, aged five and 10, who were abducted from their home in Abakaliki at gunpoint. The Command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),…

The Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed release of the woman reported to have been kidnapped alongside the Ekiti Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Folorunso Olabode. The Police Public Relations Officer,…

The four prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members kidnapped on Monday night in Katsina State have been rescued, Journalists have learnt. They were rescued by the policemen in an…

Minister for works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, says use of ritual themes in Nollywood movies could be responsible for widespread cases of money rituals and kidnapping across the country. According…

Eight passengers abducted on Wednesday afternoon along Kaduna-Zaria highway have been rescued by the police. Also rescued were three workers of Airtel Communications Company abducted on Tuesday, and nine others…

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the divisional police officer (DPO) for Mubi North Local Government Area in northern Adamawa State, security sources have said. Residents said the DPO,…

The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a cleric, Mr John Egla, said to be a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Lafia.…

A dwarf, simply identified as Anayo, escaped lynching by whiskers as he was accused of causing the disappearance of the manhood of a man whom he shook hands with. He…

Some police officers deployed to curb kidnapping along the now dreaded Ife-Ibadan highway, South-west Nigeria, were on Monday caught extorting motorists. The policemen stationed at the outskirt of Ibadan, Ikire,…