Tag Archives: KIDNAPPERS

Veteran Nollywood actress Cynthia Okereke has passed away one year after suffering in a kidnapper’s hideout. Joseph Okechukwu, a colleague in the entertainment industry, broke the sad news on his official Facebook page. The filmmaker disclosed that he was ready to buy Cynthia Okereke’s airline ticket to travel to America …

Two suspected kidnappers were on Tuesday, March 28 arrested by operatives of Ogun state Police Command and two kidnapped victims were rescued from them.   The suspects identified as Mohammed Bello and Mohammed Bashiru were arrested following a distress call received from Bisodun village at about 8 pm that kidnappers …

Five suspected kidnappers have been paraded by Edo police command.   The suspects identified as Christopher Aiyegbeni, 29; Matthew Osayande, 32; Uyi Destiny, 27; Bankole Faz, 35; and Ayemen Okojie, 32, were arrested on December 16 following an intelligence report about some suspected kidnappers who invaded Ogoja Camp, known as Ford Camp in …

Four suspected kidnappers have been arrested at Abirem in the Ekumfi District of the Central region. They were carrying sharp cutlasses, hoes, and other weapons on them. Speaking in the interview with Kasapa FM News Yaw Boagyan, the Youth Leader of the Abirem community, Mr. Tweneboah Koduah said he was …

Nollywood actors Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel have been released by their kidnappers. According to a statement released by the Actors Guild of Nigeria on its official Instagram page on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, the movie stars were released unhurt and in healthy conditions. “This is to gladly inform the …

The kidnappers who abducted Nollywood actors, Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel, aka Agbogidi, while they were returning from a movie set at Ozalla town in Enugu state have reached out to their families, demanding a ransom of $100, 000. The actors were reported missing after their family members confirmed they …

Nigeria’s senior most Methodist Church leader has been released by kidnappers barely 24-hours after he was abducted. The Prelate, his Eminence Samuel Uche, was kidnapped along with two other clerics by unknown gunmen on the Lokpa axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway on Sunday, May 29. He was released along …

The Special Anti-Robbery Unit of the Bono East Regional Police Command has shot and killed two robbery and kidnapping suspects in the region. The suspects identified as; Ali Ruga alias Ali Muguyaro and Issaka Abubakar alias Kuriidor were shot dead when the Police embarked on an intelligence-led operation on a …

A 12- year old boy has recounted how he escaped from alleged kidnappers at Feyiase in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region   The boy, Godfred Boateng, narrating the incident said he was accosted and taken away by an unknown man while playing football at Tafo-Nhyiaeso in the Tafo-Pankrono …

• 9-year-old Philip Ametepe was kidnapped at Kasoa but was found at Broadcasting • He escaped his kidnappers with the help of a blade • Philip overheard the kidnappers planning his relocation before escaping A nine-year-old boy identified as Philip Ametepe has narrated how he escaped possible death at the …