Tag: Kidnapping

Alleged kidnapping: Police arrest 10 suspects, others in Jigawa

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Police Command in Jigawa says it has arrested ten suspects for alleged kidnapping and other offences in the state. The Police Commissioner, Emmanuel Ekot announced this while parading the suspects in Dutse on Tuesday. He said the police arrested four suspects, aged between 24 and 30, in connection with alleged kidnapping of one Alhaji Ahmadu Garba, on Nov. 11 at about 12:30 a.m. at Kwadabe village in Kiyawa Local Government Area of the state. Ekot said the command’s Special Investigation Bureau (SIB) acting on credible information trailed and succeeded…

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Edo Train Kidnap: 12 more passengers rescued, abductors hold 2 railway workers

Aminu Imam

Twelve passengers kidnapped on January 7, at Igueben train station in Edo State have been rescued. The State’s Commissioner of Police Mohammed Dankwara, who announced the operation in a statement, yesterday, disclosed that the passengers were waiting to board a train to Warri in Delta State when armed men struck. The Commissioner of Police said joint security forces, acting on technical intelligence, stormed a forest named Igboha and freed the citizens unhurt. Those rescued are Eunice Esaba, 56, Marian Mowoe, 28, Faith Smart, 42, Precious Egwuje, 28, Obehi Omaben, 39,…

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Edo Kidnapping: ’14 passengers still with abductors – NRC

Aminu Imam

Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, has disclosed that about 14 passengers kidnapped at the Tom Ikimi train station in Edo State were still with the kidnappers. Okhiria, who made the disclosure during an interview on a television programme yesterday, also said approval has not been gotten to acquire sophisticated security systems. On whether lessons were learnt from the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train, he said: “We learned a lot from the last attack. We have deployed some systems and improved our security by increasing the…

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Kaduna-Abuja Highway: Terrorists open fire on vehicle, abduct pregnant woman, teenage daughter

Aminu Imam

A pregnant woman and her teenage daughter have been abducted by terrorists at Akilibu village, located along Kaduna-Abuja highway. The incident reportedly occurred around 8:30 pm on Saturday. The terrorists were said to have went straight to a local farm manager’ house to abduct the victims. It was gathered that the terrorists stormed the house with the intention of abducting the woman’s husband but he was not at home at the time of their arrival. A neighbour of the victims, who didn’t want to be named, said the housewife, identified…

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Katsina: UNICEF demands unconditional release of abducted children

Aminu Imam

The United Nations Children Fund, (UNICEF), has demanded an immediate and unconditional release of 21 children abducted last Sunday by armed bandits at a farm in Mairuwa community, in Faskari local government area of Katsina State. UNICEF, in an issued statement by its Representative in Nigeria, Ms. Cristian Munduate, described the abduction as an attack on the posterity of Nigeria, thus demanding immediate actions by all relevant stakeholders that would culminate in the return of the abducted children. She expressed concern that the tragic incident is another indication of the…

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Katsina: Bandits abduct 39 children, demand N30m as ransom

Aminu Imam

Some terrorists on Sunday abducted over 40 persons, including 39 children working on a farm in Faskari local government area of Katsina State. Three days after the abduction, the terrorists are now demanding N30 million as ransom. They also stated that they wanted to have a dialogue with the owner of the farm where the victims were abducted and vowed not to release the captives until either of the demands are met. The victims are from different villages in Faskari and Funtua local government areas of the State. It was…

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“We’re now involved in kidnapping, arms deal, others because of poor salaries, welfare” – Army personnel writes Buhari

Aminu Imam

…Demands improved conditions A soldier of the Nigerian Army, who identified himself as Sergeant Isma’ila Ukwuhcodu, has lamented the poor salaries of junior army personnel in the country, disclosing that to meet financial needs, soldiers now got “involved in illegal duties, sabotage, arms and ammunition deal, armed robbery and kidnapping” while calling on the Federal Government to attend to their plight. The soldier, in an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, alleged that they pay for essential items, which the military ought to provide, out of their meagre…

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Insecurity: Panic in Katsina community, as terrorists demand N250m ransom for 43 kidnapped residents

Aminu Imam

Residents of Bakiyawa village, in Batagarawa area of Katsina State, have been thrown into panic after terrorists who abducted 43 residents of the village reportedly demanded N250 million as ransom to release the abductees. Recall that the terrorists invaded the community on Wednesday, September 14, killed four residents, abducted forty-four victims, looted several shops and rustled cattle. According to one Zaharadden Tukur, whose father Tukur Makeri was one of the four residents killed, said he has now unwittingly become the breadwinner of a family of 11 children and two wives.…

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‘Why kidnappers still demand ransom via phone calls despite NIN-SIM card linkage’ – Pantami

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has said there had been a notable drop in the number of calls by fraudsters to unsuspecting phone users since the linking of SIM cards with the National Identification Number, (NIN), began. The Minister stated this in Umuahia, Abia State, during the ‘World National Identify Day’ celebration, said that that although kidnappers and terrorists still negotiate for ransom using phone calls, significant gains have been recorded. Pantami, represented by the Director of Research and Development at the National Information Technology…

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Kaduna: Despite N7m ransom payment by family, terrorists threaten to kill abducted Birnin-Gwari DPO

Aminu Imam

…Demands N200m A family member of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) who was kidnapped by terrorists on his way to assume duty in Birnin-Gwari, in Kaduna State, has raised the alarm that the bandits have vowed to kill him if their demand of N200m  is not met soon. It was gathered that his colleagues mobilised N5m ransom, while his friends mobilised another N2 million making the total amount of N7m and it was sent to them. However, a family source who spoke to newsmen yesterday, said/ “Now, the person who…

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