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Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a man, his wife, son, and two others in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The gunmen attacked at the Chikakore area of Kubwa at about 12:00 am on Monday morning. The kidnappers, numbering 30 and armed with AK-47 rifles, stormed the residence…
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Unknown gunmen have reportedly abducted the wife and two children of the head of Galadimawa Village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Hussaini Umar, who is a traditional leader, the Sarkin Fada Galadimawa confirmed the incident. He said the bandits arrived in the village in large numbers, firing sporadically to scare the residents…
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Not less than 20 medical and dental students, along with a house officer, have been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Benue State. The students were travelling to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students (FECAMDS) annual convention in Enugu when they were ambushed around 5.30pm Thursday in the Otukpo area. The victims are reportedly…
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Two Chinese Nationals have been kidnapped while five security personnel have been killed following an attack by unknown gunmen who invaded a mining site on Zango City, the outskirts of Lokoja, Kogi State. It was gathered that the gunmen in large numbers had a field day on Monday when they stormed a mining site in…
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Armed men suspected to be kidnappers have killed two commuters and kidnapped five others along the Ifon-Owo Highway in Ondo State. It was gathered that the driver of the commercial vehicle and a female passenger were shot dead at the scene of the incident on Friday evening. Five other passengers, including a Corps member, were…
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The Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Abia State University, Uturu, Professor Godwin Emezue, has been abducted. According to reports, the vice chancellor was kidnapped on Friday by hoodlums in Umuekwu Amachara, Umuahia South Local Government Area of the state. Abia State Police Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Maureen Chinaka who confirmed the incident, said in…
A High Court of Justice sitting in Ilorin Thursday sentenced Sarkin Fulani of Kwara, Usman Adamu, his brother and one Gidaddo Idris to life imprisonment for conspiracy to kidnap. The convicts were accused of kidnapping one Abubakar Ahmad and allegedly collected a ransom of N1 million before his eventual release after spending 20 days in…
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By NAN A Police officer was killed, one other injured, while a Professor of Political Science was among others that were kidnapped by suspected gunmen on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that suspected kidnappers in military uniform, who laid siege to Dominica University area on the expressway on Friday night, abducted…
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