A suspected notorious kidnapper, Abubakar Ali Damina, accused of terrorizing residents of Igalamela-Odolu Local Government Area in Kogi State, has been apprehended. Naija News reports that...
The Delta State Police Command has successfully rescued two individuals who had been kidnapped in Orogun, a community located in Delta State. This update was provided...
The Emir of Kotorkoshi in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Alhaji Abubakar Ahmad Umar, has alleged that foreigners are responsible for incessant banditry attacks...
A Pastor of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Olugbenga Olawore, who was reportedly kidnapped earlier, has been released by his abductors. Naija News reported...
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has expressed concern over the recent increase in cases of kidnapping in the state. Sule stated this during an emergency...
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has handed over 100 motorcycles to security outfits in the territory. Wike said the gesture was to further tighten the nuts...
A notorious kidnap kingpin, Aralu Chukwudi Charis has been apprehended by the Imo State Police Command Anti-Kidnapping Unit. Naija News understands that the 40-year-old suspect hails...
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, reportedly arrested no fewer than fourteen kidnappers in recent operations. Naija News understands that the...
The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, reportedly arrested no fewer than fourteen kidnappers in recent operations. Naija News understands that the...
An Islamic cleric who was recently abducted in Kogi State has reportedly regained his freedom from his abductors. Naija News understands that the Chief Imam of...
Around thirty children are believed to have been abducted in a recent attack by suspected bandits in Kasai, a village located in the Batsari Local Government...
A group of gunmen believed to be Fulani herdsmen have abducted an unidentified group of students in Delta State, Naija News reports. Reports revealed that the...
At least three students were reportedly kidnapped recently from the University of Calabar (UNICAL). The abduction was confirmed by the Police Command in Cross River in...
The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has offered free education to Kuriga school children recently rescued from kidnappers. Recall that the teenagers were abducted from...
The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Abiodun Alamutu, has asked schools in the state to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) and erect perimeter fencing as part...
Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has described himself as a ‘mad man’ while expressing his passion for agriculture. In his address at the 9th International Trade...
The Nigerian Military announced yesterday that a total of six Kuriga students who were recently rescued from kidnappers are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. In...
The commander of the state’s Community Protection Guards (CPG) in charge of Tsafe, Malam Aminu Muhammad, has been reportedly killed by bandits. Naija News learnt that...
The Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tony Azegbemi, has finally regained his freedom from kidnappers. Naija News understands that Azegbami spent eleven...
Disturbed by the increasing rate of kidnappings in the country, a group under the aegis of the Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWG) has charged...
The Akwa Ibom State Command of the Department of State Services (DSS) has reported the arrest of four individuals allegedly involved in kidnapping activities. In a...
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force apprehended a gang of kidnappers on Friday after a prolonged shootout. Information made available by the force revealed that the...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police has apprehended a pregnant woman for reportedly faking her own kidnap. Naija News understands, that the suspect identified as Rosemary...
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the successful rescue of PengChao Zhang, a Chinese national, recently abducted by six armed men....
The traditional ruler of Riruwai village in Lame District, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Alhaji Garba Badamasi, has been kidnapped and killed. Naija News...
A duplex on Omola Road in the Edemola area of Epe, Lagos, became the centre of attention as over 50 individuals, including children from neighbouring African...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, amidst the security challenges overwhelming the country, convened a meeting with Northern Governors’ Forum and Service Chiefs including the...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said that kidnapping incidents in the nation’s capital were sometimes perpetrated by unscrupulous elements in...
Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has called on Nigerians to join the collective effort in combating insecurity. Making this call in a post...
The kidnapping of the Chibok schoolgirls in 2014 was a horrific event that shook Nigeria, but unfortunately, it wasn’t an isolated incident. According to Save the...
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has revealed that his administration discovered plans to create insecurity in the State, specifically targeting the kidnapping of school children....
The Lagos State House of Assembly has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to bolster the ranks of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC). This call aims to...
The Adamawa State command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of two individuals believed to be involved in kidnapping activities. The arrest, as...
I thought the scary times of bandits and terrorists abducting innocent kids from their classrooms was over. But Nigeria has been thrown back into the horror....
The Chief Judge of Taraba, Justice Joel Agya, on Friday sentenced Yusufa Adamu and Adamu Abdullahi to death by hanging for kidnapping Balkisu Kambe and Maryam...
Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has criticized the recent abduction of women and children in Borno and Kaduna State, describing the perpetrators as animals and cowards....
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) captured an 85-year-old man named Ibrahim Usman for reportedly kidnapping a 3-year-old child from his community in Kano State....
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Katsina State on Tuesday thwarted a kidnapping attempt and also rescued the victims, Naija News learnt. The security operatives...
The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with the Katsina State Government, has announced a 50 million Naira bounty for individuals who...
The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of 132 individuals for various crimes, including kidnapping, armed robbery, and drug trafficking....
Bandits have kidnapped scores of worshippers in a mosque located in Tsafe town, which serves as the administrative centre of Tsafe Local Government Area in Zamfara...
The Nigeria Police Force has stated that a significant number of reported kidnapping cases in the country are either fabricated or orchestrated. Naija News reports that...
The Senate on Wednesday summoned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike and the Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igwe, over the ruse in...
The police have arrested five suspects over the kidnap of three Fulanis in Kwara State. The Kwara State Police Command, Ilọrin, also recovered two fabricated locally...
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, have arrested one Anthony Edum Oscar, a 21-year-old student at the University of...
The Nigerian Army has disclosed it recently recorded a successful rescue mission, saving 10 individuals who were passengers on a bus that had been kidnapped while...
The second most wanted suspected kidnapper in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Samaila Wakili Fafa A.K.A Habu Ibrahim has been arrested. The development is coming barely...
The Nigerian Army has rewarded ten soldiers for their outstanding contributions in combating banditry and kidnapping across the nation. Naija News understands that the commendable soldiers...
Pope Francis has expressed grave worry about the rising wave of kidnappings in Nigeria. Naija News reports that the 87-year-old leader of the Catholic Church showed support...
Amid the incessant cases of sea piracy and kidnapping at the coastal communities in Oron, Akwa Ibom State, the President General of Oro Development Union, Sir...
The sentencing of one Theophilus Friday to death by hanging over the alleged abduction, murder and mutilation of a year-and-a-half-old girl, Rachael Akingboye, has been upheld...