80 of the kidnapped Bethel Baptist Secondary School students In Kaduna are still with their abductors as 28 of them were released Sunday morning.Speaking to Voice of Liberty on the development, Reverend Joseph Hayab, Kaduna State chapter chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria CAN, said the freed 28 students would be reunited with their parents at the school premises. He revealed that quite a number of the students before now escaped from the kidnappers den, while 80 are still in captivity, but they are hopeful that more would be released soon…
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13 housewives abducted in Kaduna
There was pandemonium at Udawa town in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state after suspected bandits on Thursday abducted housewives among them nursing mothers along Kaduna – Birnin/Gwari highway. It was gathered that the incident happened between Manini village and Udawa, along the highway. Sources in Udawa said the bandits blocked the highway around 12pm and kidnapped the victims. It was gathered that the women were on their way for a wedding ceremony at Birnin Gwari when the incident happened. A community leader, who simply identified himself as Malam…
Read MoreTwo of abducted Abia university students escape – Official
Two of the Abia State University students who were abducted on Wednesday evening have reportedly escaped from their abductors, the State’s Commissioner for Information, John Kalu, has said. According to earlier reports, the students were abducted inside a commercial vehicle along a highway in Okigwe, Imo State. “Two of the students – two girls – escaped. One escaped from inside the jungle where they took them to, while the other escaped at the point of interception, where they were taken. We have heard from the girl that escaped at the…
Read MoreKaduna: ‘Abductors of 65 Adara natives demand N350m ransom’ – SOKAPU
Six days after 65 Adara natives were abducted from Libere Gida, Kallah ward, in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State, their abductors have demanded N350 million ransom for their release. The Southern Kaduna People’s Union, (SOKAPU), disclosed the abductors have been in touch with the community for ransom. The group had reported that 10 out of the 65 abducted villagers escaped a day after they were kidnapped, stressing that going by the latest village headcount, 72 persons, made up of 16 males and 56 females, were being held by…
Read MoreJANGEBE ABDUCTED FEMALE STUDENTS YET TO BE RESCUED
Zamfara State Government has denied the reports making the round that the abducted female students of Govt. Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe has been released. In a statement signed by JAMILU ILIYASU B/MAGAJI Press Secretary, office of the Executive Governor, Government House, Gusau today 28th February, 2021, it said some online media outlets have claimed the release of the female students from unsubstantiated sources and the flimsy imagination of the Punch newspaper Zamfara state reporter who initiated the rumour. The state further reads “Gov. Bello Mohammed MON Matawallen Maradun and his aides…
Read MoreFour killed, 25 kidnapped in another bandits’ attack in Kagara
…As GSC schoolboys were released after 9 days in captivity Bandits have once again attacked Kagara district, in Niger State, killing four people and abducting twenty-five others. This is coming even as the community in Niger State were jubilating over the return of the abductees of the Government Science College, Kagara, in the State. According to a source, the attacks were in Madaka, Karaku, Sambuga and Yakila, which are all villages within Kagara district. It was learnt that the bandits abducted seven women including two nursing mothers in Gidan Wamban-Karaku,…
Read MoreNorthern group embarks on mass protest in 19 northern states over “abduction” of its leaders in Kaduna
The Coalition of Northern Groups CNG has raised alarm about the abduction of its Board of Trustee BoT Chairman and National Coordinator Nastura Ashir Shariff and Balarabe Rufai’s who were abducted in Kaduna Thursday, and called for mass protests across the 19 northern states on Friday. Spokesperson CNG, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman said in a statement that as at 6.30pm of Thursday, their whereabouts remain unknown. He explained that their “people who have been trailing the arrest vehicles reported that they lost the trail at Jere on the way to Abuja after…
Read MoreKankara abduction: Masari receives students, assures of upping security
By; Abdullahi Garba Jani, Katsina Katsina State Government has received the 344 rescued student of Kankara Government Science Secondary School who were abducted by bandits a week ago. Governor Aminu Bello Masari who received the rescued students at the Government House Katsina, assured that, his administration would continue to give ultimate attention to security of lives and property of the citizenry. Addressing the media in government House, Katsina MAsari said “today is historic, not only for Katsina state and Nigeria, but also for the Children that were rudely abducted from…
Read MoreGunmen kill police, kidnap Chinese expatriate in Ekiti
The police command in Ekiti has confirmed the killing of a police officer as gunmen allegedly abducted a Chinese expatriate in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The abductee was one of the engineers working with the Chinese company handling the new Ado-Iyin road. The Command Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the incident to newsmen on telephone, said the incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. friday along the new Ado Ekiti-Iyin Ekiti road. He said that the abducted Chinese was one of the Engineers handling the new…
Read MoreGunmen killed two, abduct some along Rigasa Railway Station in Kaduna
Gunmen yester night killed two and abducted unverifiable number of people along the Kaduna International Airport and Rigasa Railway Station in Igabi Local Government Area leaving one critically wounded. The gunmen were said to have opened fire at motorists along the road Friday 20th November. In the process, three friends; young men travelling together fell victim. Two of them; Rabiu Auwal and Umar El-Khaddab were shot and later rushed to 44 Nigerian Armt Reference Hospital, Kaduna where Auwal died as a result of gunshot wounds on his chest while El-Khaddab…
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