Tag Archives: KIDNAP

The Nigerian authorities have rescued US convoy kidnap victims who were attacked by unknown gunmen in the south-east Anambra state. This was announced by a joint security service on the morning of Friday, May 19, 2023. The victims are said to be physically unharmed. Identities of the victims were not …

Popular singer, Tiwa Savage has confirmed escaping from a security breach at her residence – widely reported online as a kidnap attempt. The talented singer made the revelation on her Instagram handle via a statement signed by her management. The statement reads: “Following recent reports online, we can confirm that …

A bereaved Nigerian pastor is calling on the country’s law enforcement agencies to help him get justice for his wife who was kidnapped, gang-raped and killed. According to Pastor Lawyer Steward in Rivers, the cultists accused his now-deceased wife, Chigbewejim Steward of gossiping about them. The unfortunate incident occurred at Abarikpo …

As the security situation in Katsina State continues to exacerbate, Islamic terrorists have reportedly invaded Bakiyawa community in the Batagarawa Local Government Area of the state killing one and abducting about 50 persons. The terrorists who have been terrorising forests in the Batsari Local Government Area were reported to have …

Eighteen people have died after police in Madagascar opened fire on what they called a lynch mob angered at the kidnapping of a child with albinism, a senior doctor has said. Dozens were also wounded in the incident on Monday. “Of the 34 injured, nine are between life and death,” …

The horrifying incident took place in the rural village of Dunka, close to Bareilly in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, where Nirdesh Upadhyay was standing on the terrace of his three-story house with his wife and their baby son. The trio were enjoying a lazy Friday evening up …

Gunmen suspected to be Islamic terrorists have again abducted two Catholic priests in the Lere local government area of Kaduna State. The priests who were identified as John Cheitnum and Donatus Cleopas, were reported to have been abducted on Friday at Gure Parish. Chietnum is the Christian Association of Nigeria …

Suspected terrorists have reportedly kidnapped a staff of the Nigerian Navy Headquarters, Abuja, identified as Musa Lawal. This was confirmed by his wife, who narrated that one of her husband’s hands was cut with a machete and that he was taken away while bleeding. Daily Post reports that Musa, who …

Gunmen who abducted three pastors on their way to a crusade in Kogi State, Nigeria have demanded a ransom of N80 million for their release. The clerics were reportedly kidnapped on Friday along the Ochadamu-Okele-Ejule Road in the Ofu Local Government Area of the state while going to minister at …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has applauded Black Stars coach Otto Addo for qualifying the team to the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Expressing his excitement after Ghana’s 1-1 draw with Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday night, Nana Akufo-Addo, in a telephone conversation with Otto Addo, said, in jest: “Well done …