…residents by local vigilante groups, and that the emir himself had been a target for abduction during the incursion.Zamfara: About ZurmiZurmi sits along the border with the Niger Republic and shares a boundary with Katsina State. It is the second most populous town in Zamfara State after Gusau, a location that has made…

Ten out of 15 NYSC members abducted in Kogi rescued The Kogi state police command has rescued ten out of the fifteen corps members abducted by suspected k!dnappers along the Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State last Wednesday, August 26. The victims were travelling from the NYSC orientation…

Ghanaian-Nigerian pastor found d3ad, colleague missing after abduction in Plateau At least five people have been k!lled in separate attacks across communities in Plateau State, including a pastor who was abducted while travelling from Jos to Bokkos. Conflict reporter, Masara Kim disclosed the incidents in a post on X o…

…source said. The development comes after the Kogi State Police Command confirmed the abduction of some passengers, including NYSC members, along the route. The command had said 11 abducted persons, including the drivers of the two vehicles involved, were rescued following a joint operation by security personnel, while…

…gunmen in Suleja on February 7, 2026, while on her way to the market. Two days after the abduction, the victim's relatives reportedly received a call from an unknown number demanding N50 million ransom for her family. Relatives allegedly raised N9.5 million, which was paid in instalments into three different bank accou…

…while welcoming the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Tunji Disu, to the state over the abduction of many residents, including worshippers and farmers, penultimate Friday. “We thank our boss, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Tunji Disu, for this visit to Niger State to boost the morale of officers and men of the com…

…They should do something.” Meanwhile, the Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of several NYSC members travelling from Bayelsa State to Abuja, saying 11 victims had been rescued. The victims were abducted last Wednesday along the Aloma–Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State after a…

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Mother arrested for faking her two-year-old child's abduction The Nigeria Police Force, through operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), has uncovered a staged k!dnapping scheme and separately arrested members of a suspected k!dnapping and armed robbery syndicate in two intelligence-led investigations. A sta…

…which it said use kidnapping for ransom for different purposes. Kwara records major mass abduction Kwara State was the first state outside the North-West among the states with the highest number of kidnapping incidents, recording 89 incidents involving 265 victims. However, SBM noted that the figures were significantly…

…in Niger State and the North-Central region, PUNCH reported. The forum described the abduction of worshippers from the mosque as particularly disturbing, while the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs called for urgent action following the attacks. For families of the victims, however, the uncertainty remains:…

…challenges confronting children across the country, including sexual abuse, trafficking, abduction, physical violence, neglect, poverty, homelessness, hunger, exclusion from education and inadequate healthcare. He said although the organisation acknowledged interventions by the Federal, state and local governments in e…

…Kanu and extra-ordinarily renditioned him to Nigeria without extradition. He held that abduction or kidnap of an accused from another country to face trial is prohibited by law. “Extraordinary rendition without due process is unlawful. He called it brazen lawlessness and criminal act. He said the prosecution was unfair…

…titled ‘The capture of the kidnap economy,’ the country recorded no fewer than 7,825 abductions with 895 civilians killed across all incidents stated. This figure, according to the report, It noted that during this timeframe, the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad faction of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist gro…

…transmit information about them to k!dnappers for the purpose of facilitating their abduction. Any such information will be treated with urgency and investigated thoroughly. We encourage any member of the public with credible evidence of officer misconduct to come forward through these channels rather than through publ…

…on Monday, August 25, ordered a coordinated rescue operation for victims of a mass abduction in Niger State, calling on the Armed Forces, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services, and all relevant intelligence agencies to act immediately. In a statement signed by the president, Tinubu described the in…

…AK-47s raided shops and terrorised the community for nearly an hour.Police confirmed abductions, while officials visited victims, promising a full report after details are verified.

…operation for victims abducted in Niger StateTinubu said he is outraged by the mass abduction and killing of innocent citizens, describing the attackers as enemies of peace and humanityThe president also directed Service Chiefs to brief him regularly on the progress of the rescue operation until all abducted persons ar…

…two ministers in political campaign activities, amid increasing attacks, killings and abductions across the country, was inappropriate and could send the wrong signal about the government’s priorities. In a press statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko, yesterday, the group said…

President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate rescue operation into the recent mass abduction of victims in Niger State. This was disclosed by the president’s Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a State House release on Tuesday. Tinubu described the attackers as “enemies of peace and enemies o…

…your lords are being kidnapped,” he stated, as he recalled an incident of the reported abduction of a judge travelling from Sokoto State, whom he said was kidnapped in Kebbi on July 26 and remained in captivity for about a week before being released. He criticised media organisations for not making enough coverage of t…

…Sub-Unit of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) have rescued three victims of abduction and recovered their Lexus RX350, two locally made firearms, ammunition and other exhibits. According to the spokeaperson of the command, SP Damiel Ndukwe, the operation followed credible intelligence received at about 1:30 a.m. o…

From the NFIU’s disclosure that terrorists are exploiting crowdfunding and accounts linked to deceased persons to move funds, to sharp disagreements among 2027 presidential contenders over insecurity and fuel subsidy, fresh US military training for Nigerian troops, a court battle over the stalled selection of a new Awu…

…ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) have launched rescue and offensive operations following the abduction of a medical doctor and the wife of a Hakimi in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident occurred at about 7:40 a.m. on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at Abu village, Ninzo Ward, Sanga LGA. According to a security sou…

…second son, whose name was not given, PUNCH Metro was informed that the alleged abduction had left the family devastated. “My family has been going through it for the past five days. Every day we wake up hoping that today she will come back home, but there has been no action from the government. “Every phone call makes…