Tag: Kidnap

Gunmen abduct Kebbi Deputy Speaker in hometown

Aminu Imam
Kebbi Dep. Speaker

Gunmen have kidnapped the Deputy Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Sama’ila Bagudu, in his hometown, Bagudu, headquarters of Bagudu local government area. The armed men reportedly invaded the town late Friday, shooting sporadically to scare residents before abducting the lawmaker. Sources said Bagudu was seized shortly after observing his prayers and on his way home from the mosque. Confirming the incident, the Chief Press Secretary to the Kebbi State Governor, Ahmed Idris, said security agencies had been notified and were working to ensure the safe release of…

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Nigerian Doctors’ strike over kidnapped colleague enters day 2

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
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National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in public hospitals seven-day nationwide strike demanding the release of their colleague, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, who has been in kidnappers den for over eight months, enters second on Tuesday. Popoola, a mother of five was kidnapped in official quarters at National Eye Centre, Mahuta Kaduna in the night of 27 December alongside her husband and a nephew. While her husband was released in March after the payment of the initial demanded ransom, the kidnappers are still holding the ophthalmologist and her nephew. President of…

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Kidnappers ambush two Lagos-bound buses in Kogi, abduct 10 passengers

Aminu Imam

Suspected armed men have reportedly hijacked two fully loaded buses belonging to the Benue state government-owned transport company, whisking away over 10 passengers from the Lagos-bound vehicles that took off from Makurdi, Benue State. According to reports, the armed men waylaid the vehicles at about 2 p.m. on Sunday, along Ajaokuta-Okene road in Kogi State. The Benue State Commissioner for Power, Energy, and Transport, Omale Omale, who confirmed the abduction, said the incident happened while the two buses, branded as ‘Benue Links Transport’, were approaching Okene, Kogi State. The commissioner…

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Zamfara: Bandits kidnap 8 NYSC members en route Sokoto camp

Aminu Imam

Gunmen kidnap eight National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members along a highway in Zamfara on Saturday. According to reports, the corps members were on their way to Sokoto State via Zamfara State, where they were participating in the mandatory national service, when their bus, operated by AKTC, was stopped along the highway in Zamfara. A source stated that 11 corps members were present, but three of them managed to get away from the gunmen. Apart from the eight corps members, the driver of the bus was also abducted, he said. “The…

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Banditry: 18 kidnapped, 5 escaped in Kaduna

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Bandits kidnapped 18 persons light when they invaded Keke community close to the millennium city in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. However, 5 of the abducted 18, escaped while being herded along bush paths into the forest. One of the escapees, Engineer Usman Ibrahim said the kidnappers came into the community in the late hours of Monday evening while it was raining and moved from one house to another, apprehending them. According to him, eighteen of them including women and children were among the kidnapped. He said he…

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INSECURITY: FEMALE NURSE, OTHERS KIDNAPPED ALONG KACHIA-KADUNA HIGHWAY

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A female nurse identified as Rakiya Haruna is reportedly kidnapped this morning along Kaduna – Kachia road. She was kidnapped alongside others travelling in a commercial vehicle travelling from Kachia to Kaduna The said nurse was said to have been on night duty and was on her way to Kaduna with others after closing when the incident happened.  Her abductors are yet to get in touch with anyone. Both the state Police Command and Kaduna State Government are yet to comment on the sad incident. This is coming barely 48…

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Soldiers arrest kidnapper, rescue victim in Jos

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), maintaining peace in Plateau has arrested one Adamu Umar for allegedly kidnapping one Zuwaira Mohammed of Guratop community, near Rayfield in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau. The Commander of the task force, Maj.-Gen. Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, disclosed this while presenting the suspect to newsmen  on Friday in Jos. According to Okonkwo, the suspect lured the victim at about 7 a.m. on Friday and later held her captive. He said the suspect called the husband of the victim and demanded  a ransom…

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Bandits killed 15 Vigilantes, kidnap 18, raze houses in Kaduna communities

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Bandits went on rampage killing 15 Vigilante members, kidnapped 18 people, wounded several others, ransacked households and carted away foodstuffs and animals. These incidents in Randagi, Birnin Gwari Local Government and Mando, Chikun Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. Speaking to Voice of Liberty, some members of Birnin Gwari Emirate Development Union BEDU said several house were also set ablaze along with foodstuffs. The Vigilante members were said to have responded to a distressed call, following the invasion of the communities by the bandits who came on motorcycles and with…

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2 Doctors kidnapped in Kogi, NMA asks Police to act

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to security agencies to quickly intervene and rescue two of its members recently kidnapped in Kogi. The state chapter of the NMA which made the appeal in a statement issued in Lokoja on Friday, identified the victims as: Dr Ebiloma  Aduku of the Zonal Hospital, Ankpa, and Dr Kelechi Mgbahurike of Christ the King Hospital Anyangba. The statement was signed by the state Chairman of the NMA, Dr Simeon Omakoji, and the  state Secretary, Dr Famotele Tolorunju. According to the statement, Aduku was kidnapped at…

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