Kidnappers beat me after I told them my family could only raise N500,000 ransom - Kogi abductee One of the 16 kidnap victims rescued in Kogi State, Victor Anyichie, has recounted how the abductors allegedly beat him almost to d3ath after he told them that his family could only afford N500,000 ransom ransom. LIB reporte…

…Government Area of the state. Sanni was arrested while allegedly attempting to cash out ransom proceeds linked to a recent abduction. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, via the command’s X handle. She noted that the arrest followed int…

…narrated how the abductors asked her to inform the other captives of their expected ransoms, being that she is fluent in Hausa. The ransom ranged between N50 million and N100 million. “So they told me, tell this person N50 million, tell this person N100 million, tell this person N70 million. That was how they were shar…

Three arrested for kidnap of Enugu seminarian; ransom recovered Three suspects linked to the abduction of three persons - including a seminarian in Enugu, have been arrested. The kidnapping occurred during morning mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Inoyi, in the Affa community of Udi LGA, Enugu state, on August 2 (rea…

…Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, and demanded N100 million ransom for their release. Adeleye said the Okeigbo incident occurred a few days ago, prompting nine operatives of the Special Squad to immediately commence a rescue operation after receiving a distress call. He said the Amotekun Corps also…

…Sam Otoboeze, said the country’s kidnapping crisis was no longer driven solely by ransom payments but had also evolved into a strategy of intimidation designed to spread fear and undermine public confidence in the ability of the state to provide security. He said the growing frequency of attacks on schools and isolated…

…boys allegedly abducted by their family's security guard in Minna regain freedom after ransom payment Six-year-old twin boys who were abducted from the Brighter area of Minna, Niger State have regained freedom after over two months in captivity . LIB reported that the siblings, Umar and Anas, were allegedly abducted by…

…operations. He also linked persistent attacks to financial incentives from ransom payments and cattle rustling, arguing that proceeds from criminal activities enable armed groups to acquire more sophisticated weapons. Beyond rebuilding houses Development specialists insist that recovery efforts in communities like Nari…

…has happened to my family - Man narrates how kidnappers k!lled his brother after paying ransom twice A Nigerian man, Abraham Udonu, has narrated how kidnappers k!lled his brother after the family paid ransom twice. In a Facebook post on Monday, August 3, 2026, Udonu revealed that his brother, Israel Edwin Udonu, was ki…

Bandits abduct village head in Niger State, demand N80m ransom Suspected bandits have abducted the village head of Patiko, Zugurma District, Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State, Mallam Haruna Abubakar.A resident of the area, Aliyu Usman, told Daily Trust that the bandit invaded the village in the wee hours on…

…also revealed how a member of the gang k!lled the son of a kidnapped woman and collected ransom before releasing her. "Based on reports of incessant kidnapping around Garam, Chachi, Ijah-Gwari, Ijah-Koro, Gauraka and Kaduna road within the early period of this year, the Command tactical teams were deployed to these are…

Kano police rescue kidnapped 9-year-old boy, arrest 10 suspects after $30,000 ransom demand The Kano State Police Command has rescued a kidnapped 9-year-boy unhurt after nearly four weeks in captivity and arrested 10 suspects. The spokesperson for the command, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statem…

…belts. The area has witnessed repeated attacks on farming communities, kidnappings for ransom, cattle rustling, and deadly ambushes on security personnel in recent years. The latest incident comes just days after the abduction of a Kebbi State High Court judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, by suspected bandits, an atta…

…bandit captivity. A security analyst, Usman, confirmed that the victims were freed after ransom payment. Sharing the photos in a Facebook post on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, Khaleed described the horrific state of the victims as an indictment of our collective failure and a haunting testimony of failed governance. "These…

…Abah alleged that some politicians exploit insecurity for personal gain by encouraging ransom payments to criminal groups. “Politicians are gaining, and so they do not want to stop it. They feel that it is part of their own way of getting money from the Federal Government,” he alleged. He warned that continuous payment…

…is not good at all. I’m scared of being kidnapped, and we don’t have any money to pay as ransom,” Oluwakemisola said. For the fresh polytechnic graduate, fear is already shaping how she views the geography of national service, which was designed to promote national integration by posting graduates across different part…

…representing Borno South Senatorial District, has denied allegations linking him to ransom payments or negotiations with kidnappers, insisting he has never handled ransom money or participated in talks with terrorist groups.Speaking on Channels Television's Politics Today on Friday, July 24, Ndume was responding to cla…

Senator Ali Ndume rejected claims that he collected ransom money or served as a go-between in negotiations over the abduction of Ngoshe residentsNdume said his only role was alerting the National Security Adviser and DSS after he was told about a N5 billion ransom demand by Boko Haram/ISWAPThe senator said his relation…

…lawmaker at the red chamber of the National Assembly denied the accusations of receiving ransom money. “I have said it already. In my life, I have never seen N1billion cash, not to talk of N5billion. “After Kaigame came to make those claims on the television, I quickly spoke with the National Security Adviser and the D…

Kogi: Two kidnapped children regain freedom after 49 days in captivity and N6m ransom Two children and a shoemaker, identified as JB, who were abducted by armed bandits during an attack on Ijalu, Egbe in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State on June 3, 2026, have regained their freedom. LIB reported that the c…

…Local Government Areas, with particular focus on farmer-herder disputes, kidnapping for ransom and other emerging threats. Speaking on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, the Officer in charge of Ohaji-Egbema Area Command, ACP Emeka Ezeibe reaffirmed the Command's commitment to intelligence-led policing, Community pa…

…at the time. It turned out to be the difference between a contained event and a ransomware attack that could have crippled operations for weeks. The lesson has never left me: resilience is decided in the moments before certainty arrives, when leaders must act on incomplete information, ahead of the crisis, not after it…

…by suspected kidnappers, have been freed by their abductors following the payment of ransom. PUNCH Metro learnt from a family source on Sunday that they were released on Thursday after about one week in the kidnapper’s den. The family source who did not want to be mentioned in the press told our correspondent that the…

…Defence Corps, Amotekun and local vigilante groups. The Presidency maintained that no ransom or concession was made to secure the release.

…in a statement on Wednesday, 15th July, 2026 said the suspects demanded a N10 million ransom from her family. According to the PPRO, the suspects had earlier received a ransom payment of N1 million Osun State, on 8 July, as part of negotiations with the victim's family. "Operatives of the Command Anti-Kidnapping Squad…