Speaking with our correspondent on the condition of anonymity due to the nature of the incident, a community source told our correspondent in a telephone conversation on Monday that the gunmen had…
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US-Based Doctor’s SUV Set Ablaze Over False Kidnap Claim
The Oyo State Police Command has rescued a United States-based medical doctor from mob action following a false kidnapping alarm in Ibadan, the state capital. The command disclosed this in a statement…
Court jails men for 97 years over kidnap, robbery
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has convicted three individuals for kidnapping, armed robbery, and unlawful possession of weapons, sentencing them to a combined 97 years in prison without…
Suspected armed men kidnap two women in Kwara community — Report
Two women were kidnapped by armed men in Edogi community, Kwara State, in the early hours of Friday. Security analyst, Zagazola Makama shared a post on X on Saturday. According to Makama,…
Four individuals, including Lawyer to remain in custody over alleged fake kidnap
A lawyer, Taiwo Segun (37), and three others are to cool their heels behind bars at the Agodi Correctional Centre, Ibadan till Oct. 25 for allegedly faking a kidnap and extortion of…
UI ex-Deputy VC released two days after kidnap
Adigun Agbaje, a former deputy vice-chancellor (academics) of the University of Ibadan, has regained freedom from captivity. The professor’s release was confirmed by the Oyo state police command on Monday, October 31st,…
JUST IN: 2 kidnapped victims rescued in Edo
The Police Command in Edo said it had rescued two kidnapped victims and killed one alleged kidnapper on the Benin-Lagos road. This is contained in a statement by ASP Jennifer Iwegbu,…
Evans bags 21 years imprisonment for kidnap — 6 months after bagging life sentence
An Ikeja special offences court in Lagos has sentenced Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, kidnap kingpin better known as Evans, to 21 years imprisonment. Oluwatoyin Taiwo, the presiding judge, also sentenced Victor Aduba, co-defendant, to…
Gunmen Shoot Commissioner In Kogi, Kidnap Others
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have shot the Kogi State Commissioner for Environment, Adewale Omofaiye, in the leg. The incident occurred around 5 pm on Sunday between Ikoyi and Iyara areas of…
Suspect: I masterminded my father’s kidnap for N200,000
One Hamza Isah, 25, from Rinjin Gora village, in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State has confessed that he aided and abetted bandits to kidnap his father from his Rinjin Gora…