Protesters Block Ibadan–Oyo Road Over Rising Kidnappings in Afijio
Residents and students in Jobele, Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State on Tuesday blocked the Ibadan–Oyo–Ogbomoso highway to protest rising cases of kidnapping and...
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Gunmen Hack Ondo Monarch to Death After Kidnap Bid Fails
Gunmen have hacked the Alagamo of Agamo community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Kehinde Falodun, to death after an attempted...
CAN Awaits Official Confirmation of Reported Release of 100 Abducted Niger Pupils
The Christian Association of Nigeria says it has not been officially informed of the reported release of 100 abducted pupils from Agwara, Niger State, though...
Monarch Kidnapped on Farm as Insecurity Deepens in Kwara State
The Ojibara of Bayagan, Alhaji Kamilu Salami, was abducted on Saturday morning by armed bandits who stormed his farm in the Ifelodun Local Government Area...
Katsina Raises Peace Accords to 20 LGAs Amid Fresh Insecurity
Katsina State has expanded its peace initiative with armed bandit groups, as twenty local government areas have now signed reconciliation agreements aimed at curbing attacks...
UPDATE: Stolen Baby recovered in Ekiti as Culprit lands in Police Custody
The one-day old baby boy who was reportedly stolen at Oke-Iyimi Health centre, Ado-Ekiti, on Monday has been found and recovered by the Ekiti State...
Gunmen Abducts Judge in Bayelsa
Unknown gunmen have reportedly abducted a State High Court Judge, Justice E.G. Umokoro in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State Capital. According to sources, the judge, who...
Anambra State Police Arrest 2 For Kidnap And Murder
Anambra State Police Command have confirmed the arrest of two wanted kidnappers who took the sum of 14 million naira as ransom from the family...
Court Sentences Two to 15-year Imprisonment for Kidnapping in Ekiti
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced two persons, Ojo Babajide (31) and Olajide Nathaniel (35), to fifteen years imprisonment each for...
Gunmen Abduct 76-year-old Retired Major in Kogi
A 76-year-old retired Major of the Nigerian Army, Pastor Joe Ajayi, has been abducted by gunmen in his residence in Odo-Ape, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area...