Two days after, the abductors of the six persons that were kidnapped from the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) staff quarters on Tuesday morning have contacted their families to demand ransom, Blueprint has learnt. They have reportedly demanded N50 million on each of the abductees, totaling N300 million for all the six abducted persons. A lecturer, two of his children, and three Read More
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command has rescued the Director of a popular Owerri based gas company, Dutch Global Station Limited (names withheld). In a press statement issued by the Command’s spokesman, CSP Mike Abattam Thursday, he said he was rescued following a distress call that he and his friend were kidnapped by five armed men who trailed and Read More
Bandits have struck again, and the abduction of 30 passengers at Garun Gabas in Rafi local government area of Niger state. The passengers were reportedly abducted on Wednesday by the gunmen from three separate vehicles comprising of 18 seater bus and two other vehicles. It was learnt that the bandits in their large number with dangerous weapons stormed Zungeru Garun Read More
Police have confirmed the release of Air Vice-Marshal Sikiru Smith from his abductors. Smith was abducted on Monday in the Ajah area of Lagos state. Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, who confirmed the release said the top Air Force officer was freed early Saturday morning. Details loading…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers has reportedly abducted former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. Ewuga, who also served as a Senator was kidnapped in the late hours of Tuesday in Plateau State. The former Senator, who represented Nasarawa North Senatorial district from 2011-2015, was returning home when the gunmen waylaid and abducted him. His abduction happened same day the Read More
Residents of Birshin fulani community in the Bauchi state capital have berated the state governor Bala Mohammed, senator representing Bauchi south Lawal Yahya Gumau, member house of representatives from Bauchi local government Yakubu Shehu Abdullahi and member of the state house of assembly representing the area Danlami Ahmed Kawule for allegedly not supporting the community on incessant killings and kidnappings Read More
Barely one week after gunmen attacked custodial centre in Kabba where a soldier and a policeman were killed and over two hundred inmates were set free, another gunmen on Sunday morning attacked ECWA Church in Okedayo along Kabba – Okene road in Kogi state. The attackers according to source stormed the Church in the morning when Church service has commenced Read More
The Commandant of the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), Major General Ibrahim Yusuf, has presented report of the August 24 attack on the institution to the House of Representatives Committee on Defence. Chairman of the committee, Hon. Babajimi Benson, on Tuesday, said the report would shed more light on the dastardly incident. Although the actual exercise was behind closed doors, Benson Read More
District Head of Wawa also known as Dodo of Wawa Alhaji Mahmud Ahmed Aliyu has been released by his abductors. The District head was recently abducted at his palace in Wawa, Borgu Emirate in Niger state. He is said to have been released with out payment of ransom. Details loading…
Gunmen, Wednesday night, attacked travellers and abducted up to 18 travellers in Ondo state. The victims were reportedly abducted along the Ifira-Akoko/Idoani road in the state. The Commander of Ondo State Security Outfit, codenamed Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye, has confirmed the incident. However, Police are yet to speak on the latest development. Details loading…
Gunmen have reportedly abducted the Wawa of Wawa, a traditional ruler in Borgu local government area of Niger state, Dr Mahmud Ahmed Alivu from his palace. The traditional ruler was reportedly kidnapped at about 9.30pm on Saturday night. He was said to have been whisked away amidst spontaneous shooting by the gunmen dressed in military uniforms into the Kainji National park. It Read More
Hours after, the Zamfara state Police command has confirmed that up to 73 students were on Wednesday kidnapped from Government Day Secondary school, Kaya in Maradun local government area. Police Public Relations Officer in Zamfara SP Mohammed Shehu revealed this in a press statement in Gusau. According to the statement, “The Zamfara State Police Command wishes to confirm the abduction Read More
Three weeks after the father of the Speaker of Zamfara State House of Assembly Hon. Nasiru Muazu Magarya, step mother and four others were abducted by bandits at Magarya town in Zurmi Local Government Council of Zamfara state yet to regain freedom. Investigation conducted by our correspondent gathered that the father of the speaker was kidnapped by the a notorious Read More
Report reaching Blueprint has revealed that bandits, Friday morning, stormed Zangon Shanu village in Sabon Gari local government area of Kaduna state and kidnapped six people. The location is behind Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria. A resident in the area Mallam Musa Garbai told Blueprint that the bandits stormed the area around 1.30am on Friday and kidnapped their victims that Read More
After nearly three months in captivity, 130 kidnapped pupils from Islamic school in Tegina, Niger state have been released by their abductors. The secretary to the state government Ibrahim Ahmed Matane who confirmed the latest development said the children are being transported to Minna the state capital. The Islamiya pupils were held for 88 days and 11 hours according to Read More
The Nigerian Defence Academy has confirmed reports that two of its officers Lt Cdr Wulah and Flt Lt C.M Okoronwo were killed by bandits while one officer, Maj. Datong was kidnapped. A statement by the Academy Public Relations Officer Major Bashir Muhd Jajira Tuesday said the incidents occurred at the residential area within the Academy in Afaka in the early Read More
Zamfara state Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle has expressed sadness over the abduction of 15 student and 4 staff of the College of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Bakura, by suspected armed bandits. In a statement signed by the Director General Public Enlightenment Media and Communications Yusuf Idris, Matawalle promised to rescue them. Matawalle further lauded the efforts by the security agencies Read More
The Nigeria Police has confirmed the abduction of 15 students, four staff, and death of one police officer and three security men at College of Agriculture and Animals Health Bakura in Zamfara state Blueprint reports that the Commissioner of Police CP Ayuba N. Elkana accompanied by strategic and tactical commanders had visited the College and confirmed the incident. A statement signed Read More
Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Malam Aminu Bobi, in Mariga local government of Niger state.Aminu Bobi who is the Zone C chairman of the ruling party in the state was reportedly kidnapped at his farm on Saturday. A resident in the area who pleaded anonymity confirmed to Journalists through Read More
The Nigerian Army said troops of Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI deployed at the Forward Operational Base (FOB) along Maiduguri – Damaturu road have rescued 17 civilians from a kidnap attempt by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno state. A statement by Director Army Public Relations Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu on Monday, said the rescued civilians have been adequately documented and handed Read More
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State on Saturday vowed to lead the rescue operation of teachers and students abducted from the Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin Yauri, in Ngaski Local Government Area of the State.Bagudu, who is also Chairman, Progressives Governors’ Forum, spoke when local hunters visited him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Read More
Gunmen, Thursday night, attacked Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria and killed one student, injured another, before kidnapping eight students and two Lecturers. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this on Friday morning. “Kaduna State Government has been briefed by security agencies of an attack by armed bandits at the main campus of the Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, Read More
The National Chairman of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Chief Dan Nwanyanwu has said the sustained attacks in Igbo land is another plot by anti-South presidency sponsors to demark the zone against the 2023 general election. He also warned that the genocide attitude of some of security agencies against the people of South East is highly provocative, condemnable and atrocious. The Read More
Barely 24 hours after 200 school children were abducted by bandits in Niger, the gunmen again attacked another community killing 15 villagers in Beri town in Bobi district of Mariga local government of the state on Monday morning. It was learnt that one Mobile Policeman was also killed by the bandits during the attack. It was gathered that the men of the local Read More
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