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kidnappings

Easter: Ishaku Seeks Citizens Support On Fight Against Insecurity

Gabriel Yough Apr 17, 2022 0

The Governor of Taraba, Mr Darius Ishaku, has called on citizens and residents of the state to support government’s efforts at fighting insecurity. The governor also called for extra vigilance on the part of the people to check the…

Metro

Kidnappings, COVID-19 crippling business in Nigeria – Hotelier

Idowu Gabriel Oct 26, 2021 0

A hotelier, Mr. Abiodun Isinkaiye, has lamented that kidnapping and COVID-19 pandemic are crippling hospitality business in the country, particularly in Ekiti. Isinkaiye said the hospitality business, which had been battling with the…

Politics

Kidnapped students: Govt lied about non-payment of ransom – Buba Galadima

John Ogunsemore Mar 14, 2021 0

Buba Galadima, a close associate-turned-critic of President Muhammadu Buhari says Federal and state governments have been lying over non-payment of ransom for victims of recent school kidnappings in the country. There have been three…

Features

Bandits got N.4bn as ransom in Southern Kaduna in 2020 – SOKAPU President

John Ogunsemore Jan 9, 2021 0

The President, Southern Kaduna Peoples’ Union (SOKAPU), Jonathan Asake, says the people of the area have paid N400 million as ransom after being kidnapped by bandits in 2020. Asake disclosed this in an interview published by Saturday…

Government

Kidnappings, banditry putting us through trying times – N’Central governors

John Ogunsemore Dec 21, 2020 0

The North Central States Governors Forum on Monday called for the establishment of Military Camps or Training Grounds in forests in the region to check the movement of hoodlums. This is contained in a communiquè read by its Chairman,…

News

Panic arise as 14 passengers gets abducted by herdsmen

Faith Sep 23, 2019 0

14 passengers have been kidnapped by some suspected Fulani herdsmen at Ajeoku junction, along Otan-Ile-Okemesi road in Obokun Local Government of Osun state. According to The Punch News, the former chairman of Obokun Local Government,…

Security

Fulani kidnappers have brought monumental tragedy to Yoruba land – Afenifere

Samuel Oduoye Jun 10, 2019 0

Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has decried the rising insecurity in the South-West that has plunged the people into fear of Fulani kidnappers when travelling on roads in the regions. This was contained in a statement…

Security

Give marching order to security agencies to end kidnappings, MURIC urges Buhari

Obiageli Clara Jun 4, 2019 0

The Director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Prof. Isha Akintola, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to order heads of all security outfits in the country to eliminate all known kidnappers’ camps and hideouts. Akintola in his…

Security

Kidnapping: Deploy more coaches on Kaduna-Abuja rail line, Senate tells FG

Cecilia Ijuo May 9, 2019 0

The Senate on Wednesday, called on the Federal Government to deploy more coaches to the Abuja-Kaduna train service, to ameliorate the plight of passengers. The resolution followed a motion by Sen. Ali Ndume, titled “urgent need to…

Security

Insecurity: North under siege, says Shehu Sani

Shuaib Sadiq Apr 24, 2019 0

Sen. Shehu Sani (PRP-Kaduna Central) on Tuesday urged governments to take more proactive measures to address the overwhelming security challenges facing the Northern part of the country. Sani spoke while receiving groups from Birnin…

Security

Army, police, DSS, other security agencies to launch final onslaught against bandits, kidnappers

Samuel Oduoye Apr 14, 2019 0

The Armed Forces and the Nigerian Police Force have agreed to form a special joint operation to stop the widespread killings and kidnappings across the county. The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, confirmed this on Saturday, noting that the…

Security

You’re to blame for rising kidnappings, killings in Nigeria, northern group knocks Buhari

Samuel Oduoye Apr 5, 2019 0

Northern socio-cultural group, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has expressed worries over the increasing spate of kidnappings and killings by gunmen in Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina, Kaduna states and other parts of the country. The group…

Security

OPC awaiting South-West govs’ approval to tackle kidnapping

Samuel Oduoye Feb 3, 2019 0

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, has said the Oodua Peoples Congress is willing to assist security agencies in tackling the problem of kidnapping in the South-West if the governors approve of it. Adams noted that…

Metro

Nigerian Police rescue 2 South-Africans from kidnappers in Kaduna

Moses Omorogieva Jan 27, 2018 0

The Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have rescued two South-Africans who were kidnap at a mining site in Kaduna State. IRT commander, ACP Abba Kyari, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Saturday that some…

Government

El-Rufa’i promises to end kidnapping in Kaduna

News Agency of Nigeria Apr 30, 2016 0

Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has promised to end incessant cases of kidnapping to guarantee the safety of lives and property of the citizens in the state. El-Rufa’i made the promise on Saturday during a town hall meeting in Kachia,…

Metro

Gunmen kidnap Clergyman, two others from crusade ground

Owolabi Oluwasegun Mar 22, 2016 0

Gunmen have boldly kidnapped a religious cleric along with two other persons from a crusade ground. According to reports, the masked gunmen were reported to have kidnapped the President of the United Church of Christ in Nigeria, Rev.…