by Peter Okolie Gunmen abducted another Catholic priest on Friday evening, Rev. Fr. In Mathias Opara, Imo. Opara was abducted along the Ejemekwuru and Ogbaku road between Oguta and Mbatoli local government areas of the state. An eyewitness said the priest was abducted while returning from a burial ceremony for the father of a colleague … Read more
The gunmen shot the General Overseer of Freedom Power Chapel International, Rev. Mike Ochigbo, a New Generation Church with headquarters in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State. One of the church’s pastors, identified as John Moses, was also taken away by the yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Sources said on Wednesday that the two clerics were attacked and … Read more
Suspected bandits killed nine farmers and abducted three others at Unguwar Danko near Dogon Dawa village in Birinin Gwari area of Kaduna state. A source who disclosed this on Saturday said that the incident took place on Saturday afternoon when the victims were working in their fields. Confirming the incident, Yahya Musa, a member of … Read more
Gunmen have abducted a Catholic priest in Imo state in southeast Nigeria. The victim, Jude Maduka, was abducted on Friday evening in Ogi, a community in Okigwe Local Government Area of the state. Princewill Iwunyawu, chancellor and secretary of the Catholic Diocese of Okigwe, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday. “They were abducted … Read more
by Afusat Agunbide-Oladipo The Police Command in Kwara has confirmed the killing of one man and the abduction of three others by gunmen suspected of being kidnappers. Command spokesman SP Ajay Okasanmi said the incident took place on Tuesday at Ijara-Isin in Isin Local Government Area of the state. Okasanmi said operatives have been dispatched … Read more
A suspect Ade Segun has been arrested along with two of his friends for planning his kidnapping and demanding N2,000,000 from his parents in Warri, Delta State. Delta State Police spokesman Bright Adafe said in a tweet that the names of the suspect’s friends have been named Precious and Nonso. Adafe revealed that Precious and … Read more
The bandits have released the remaining 12 abducted victims from Wanzamai village in Tsafa Local Government Area of Zamfara State. However, he killed one of the abducted victims, the oldest of them. Speaking to Punch over the phone, Abubakar Na Allah, a native of the area, said the bandits have released the remaining 12 abducted … Read more
The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a couple by suspected kidnappers along the Ode-Omu-Gbongan road in Ayade Local Government Area of Osun State. Confirming the incident, the command spokesperson, Yemesi Opalola, revealed that the police are on the trail of the kidnappers. “I assure you that search and rescue operation has … Read more
ijeh till monday The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in collaboration with local security organizations, has rescued 58 kidnap victims from some of the identified kidnappers’ hideouts in communities adjacent to the territory. Police Public Relations Officer in FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. He … Read more
A woman identified as Benifica Haruna was abducted on Tuesday morning by gunmen in Fadan Ikulu Chiefdom of Zangan Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A source told the Daily Post that the kidnappers stormed the area and started firing sporadically to scare people. The victim’s mother, Sarauniyan Ikulu, who confirmed the abduction, told … Read more