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Gunmen kidnap Jonathan�s cousin in Bayelsa

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 Aminu Imam

Jephthah Robert, a cousin of former president Goodluck Jonathan, has been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in front of his house around Dimrose Road in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. According to reports, Jephthah was kidnapped on Tuesday, barely 24 hours after the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Federal Otokito, was released by his abductors. Recall that Otokito was whisked away by gunmen on January 20 from his residence in his community, Otuokpoti, in the Ogbia local government area of the State. He spent about five…

Kano: School teacher who kidnapped, killed 5-yr-old Hanifa came to sympathise with her parents over the abduction

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 Aminu Imam

Family sources have said that the school teacher who kidnapped and killed 5-year-old Hanifa Abubakar in Kano, was among the first set of people who came to sympathize with her parents after the abduction. Recall that the suspect, Abdulmalik Mohammed Tanko, the proprietor of Noble Kids Nursery and Primary school in Kano was arrested by the Police for the gruesome murder alongside an accomplice. Uncle of the girl, Suraj Sulaiman, told newsmen that Tanko shed tears when he visited Hanifa�s parents to console them over the abduction. �He was full…

Kidnappers of DSS operative demand N20m ransom

December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 Aminu Imam

The abductors of an operative of the Department of State Security Service, (DSS), in Abaji area council of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), are demanding N20 million to set him free. According to reports, the gunmen had attacked the SSS operatives� office and abducted one of them, but the spokesman of the service denied the report. A reliable source had told newsmen, on Sunday, that contact was established with the abductors two days after the abduction. �They DSS are still negotiating with them despite their (abductors) insistence on the N20…

Bandits� Schools Attacks: ’10 students killed, 780 abducted, 61 still in captivity’ – Amnesty International

December 4, 2021December 4, 2021 Aminu Imam

As the year fizzles out, very disturbing security statistics being rolled out by global watchdog, Amnesty International, shows that children in Nigeria have become the major target of attacks by bandits. In an issued statement on Thursday, the organisation claimed that 780 children have so far been abducted, 10 school children killed and 61 still held in custody. Knocking the authorities for allegedly failing the Nigerian child, Amnesty said, �Nigerian authorities are failing children as at least 61 children in northern Nigeria remain in captivity, months after their abduction during…

Killings of citizens along Abuja/Kaduna expressway by bandits, a national shame, Says ACF

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 Aminu Imam

The apex socio-cultural forum, Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), has described the incessant killings of innocent citizens along the Abuja/Kaduna expressway by bandits as a national shame. Reacting to the most recent attack by bandits on the road which led to the kidnap of many Nigerians, and murder of former Zamfara State governorship aspirant, the Late Hamidu Sagir, in an issued statement signed by the forum�s National Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe, expressed worry that Nigerians on a daily basis are being terrorised, kidnapped, and killed without let on this road. While…

Kidnappers kill ex-Zamfara governorship aspirant along Abuja-Kaduna expressway

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 Aminu Imam

A former gubernatorial aspirant in the 2019 election in Zamfara State, Sagir Hamidu, has been killed by bandits along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway. The Late politician had vied for governorship on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). He was reportedly shot dead by the attackers when they opened fire on travelers near Rijana along the busy expressway around 4 p.m yesterday, forcing many drivers to lose control of their vehicles. Security sources, who preferred not to be named, confirmed the aspirant’s death to newsmen, saying �he was among…

Kidnapping: 1 shot as gunmen attempt to abduct teachers in Kwara

October 29, 2021October 29, 2021 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says one person sustained bullet wound, as gunmen attempted to kidnap two teachers at Osi in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara. This is contained in a statement issued by the command�s Spokesman, Babawale Afolabi in Ilorin on Friday. Afolabi said that the gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, had, on Oct. 28, shot a woman while attempting to kidnap two teachers in Osi-Ekiti. He said that two female teachers of Ikerin Secondary School in the town were on their way home after school…

Just In: ICC to probe kidnapping of students in Nigeria

October 24, 2021October 24, 2021 Aminu Imam

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Karim A. Khan, is seeking the authorisation to investigate the abduction of students in Nigeria�s northern region, closure of schools, and the persistent failure of the federal and State authorities to end the abduction. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), made this announcement on Sunday. SERAP had, in a petition in September, urged Khan to push for the trial of those suspected to be responsible and complicit in the crimes. The rights group said the severe and lifelong harms that result from depriving…

Bandits kidnap Kebbi bound corps member

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 Aminu Imam

Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, have abducted a prospective Corps member, Iorliam Jennifer Awashima, while she was on her way to the Dakingari Orientation Camp, for the 2021 Batch-C Stream-1 orientation course in Kebbbi State. According to a Facebook user, Suam Nenger, who shared the story on the social media platform, the incident happened on Wednesday, October 20, around the Zamfara axis. The driver of the vehicle and some others were said to have managed to escape, while Jennifer was kidnapped alongside other passengers. Also confirming the incident, Benue activist…

Kidnappings: ‘Cooperate with kidnappers for your safety’ – Police urges Nigerians

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Police High Command has counseled members of the public to cooperate with kidnappers if they fall victim for their own safety and to avoid being killed. The Force Public Relations Officer, (FPRO), Frank Mba, a Commissioner of Police, gave the advice in Abuja, on Tuesday, while parading 48 suspected high tech criminals including one 25-yr-old Haliru Mohammed, who allegedly masterminded the kidnap of his cousin, one Binta, for ransom when he could not repay a loan from her. CP Mba, in the company of the Commander of Police, Police…