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The Federal Government on Wednesday said it would not pay “a dime” as ransom for the release of over 280 pupils and teachers of Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School at Kuriga, Kaduna State, kidnaped on March 7. “Mr.…

Prof Onje Gye-Wado, a former deputy of Nasarawa State, who was abducted on Thursday night, has been released after a ransom of N4 million. Daily Trust had reported how the professor of law was kidnapped from his country home in…

Abducted Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence Samuel Uche, has revealed that a total sum of N100 million was paid as ransom before he was released. This was disclosed by Uche on Tuesday at a press conference in Lagos,…

Lagos state police command have arrested two members of a kidnap syndicate over their alleged involvement in the abduction of an eight-year-old boy. The suspects identified as Desmond Ikechukwu Okafor, 21, and Egwuonwu Gift Iyke, 34,…

Abducted students of Zamfara State College of Agriculture and Animal Sciences (CAAS), Bakura have sent a “Save Our Lives” plea to Governor Bello Matawalle and the state government. MDB earlier reported that the students, 15 of them, and…

Niger State Police Command has announced the arrest of a couple in Minna, the state capital over allegations of conspiracy and self-kidnapping. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, on Friday said the couple who are…

Bandits have demanded a ransom of N25 million ransom after kidnapping about seven women and four children along dreaded Birnin Gwari Road in Kaduna State on Thursday. The women who were on their way to attend a wedding, were said to have…

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has insisted that his administration will not be yield to blackmails from kidnappers to back down on its “no ransom, no negotiation” policy. According to him, the kidnappers resorted to killing of…

Abductors of the 27 students and 15 workers of Government Science College, Kagara , Niger State, have threatened to starve them to death if demanded ransom are not paid on time. Recall that on February 17, armed bandits dressed in…

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, has declared that the federal government will not pay ransom to secure the release of abducted students and members of staff of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger state. He stated…

Kidnappers who abducted a retired United States of America Army officer, Major Jide Ijadare on Tuesday, September 15, have demanded a sum of N20 million for his release. The gunmen abducted Ijadare and one of his staff around 2:05 pm…

A United States, US-based Nigerian group has protested strongly against the threat to kill the lone Christian captive in the hands of Islamic militant group, Boko Haram, ’Leah Sharibu, asking the Federal Government to allow interested…

A 24-year-old man, Michael Duda, has said he kidnapped his teenage girlfriend to raise money for their wedding. Michael, paraded with 104 suspects arrested for kidnapping, rape, robbery and cultism, at the headquarters of Edo State…