Tag: Kidnappers

“Gunmen said they’d keep kidnapping for ransom until Kanu stop agitating for Biafra” – 18 yr-old abductee

Aminu Imam

An 18-year-old, Francis Odo, has narrated how the gunmen, who kidnapped him said they will keep kidnapping for ransom until the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, stop the agitation for Biafra. Odo, who is a native of Eha-Amufu community in Enugu State, stated in an interview while recounting his encounter with kidnappers in the community. According to him, “Around 7 pm on Wednesday, June 9, I was on a motorcycle with two other guys coming home to Agu-Amaede from the camp in Eha-Amufu. We were…

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Bandits attack Emir of Birnin-Gwari’s convoy

Aminu Imam

Bandits, in the evening of Tuesday, attacked the convoy of the Emir of Birnin-Gwari, Zubairu Jibril Maigwari, on his way to Birnin-Gwari, in Kaduna State. A palace aide, Sarkin-Mota Umar confirmed to newsmen that the bandits opened fire on the emir’s convoy when they were on their way to Birnin-Gwari. The emir, it was gathered, was not inside the car that was badly damaged as a result of the attack. One of the Emir’s drivers, Umar Jibril said, the bandits had blocked the road with tree branches to force them…

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Police arrest 10 suspects over alleged robbery, kidnapping in Niger State

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Police Command in Niger says it has arrested 10 suspects from different parts of the state over alleged armed robbery, Kidnapping and possession of Indian Hemp. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued in Minna. Abiodun, said that police operatives attached to the Anti-Kidnapping unit of the command, during a patrol along Gwada-Shiroro on Dec. 24, 2020, arrested four kidnap suspects at about 6 p.m. He said two of the suspects were arrested with a sum of N1.5 million in their…

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Police kill 2 suspected kidnappers in Plateau

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Police Command in Plateau have killed two suspected kidnappers in Gindiri, Mangu Local Government Area of the state. ASP Ubah Ogaba, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, disclosed this in a statement in Jos. According to him, the criminals were killed after a gun battle with the police on Monday afternoon, adding that other members of the notorious gang escaped with various degrees of injuries.  “In our unrelenting efforts to stem down criminality in the state, we launched a manhunt on a notorious gang of kidnappers…

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Kaduna escalating insecurity: Kidnappers demand N900m ransom to release victims

Ishaku Yohanna

Following Sunday’s attack that led to the killing of two persons and abduction of about 20 people at Keke community of Kaduna Millennium City in Chikun Local Government Area of the state, Daily Trust gathered that the abductors have demanded a collective ransom of N900 million to release the victims. A coordinated operation, which residents of Keke said lasted hours, saw gunmen who posed as security agents in military and police uniforms mount roadblocks in the community on Sunday night. The gunmen were said to have killed two people, including…

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