…the vehicles. The Imo State Police Command had on Thursday night said 10 victims were rescued. In a statement obtained by Saturday PUNCH, the Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, explained that security agencies were on the trail of the abductors and had launched a coordinated search for the remaining victims.…

…engaged on all fronts. Oyelade also called on security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue the corps members and bring the perpetrators of the criminal act to justice. He said Oyo State would continue to work with all stakeholders to prevent such incidents in the future. “Oyo will continue to work with all stakehol…

The Imo State Police Command says it has rescued 10 corps members abducted by gunmen along the Owerri-Onitsha Road on Thursday, October 1. 20 corps members travelling in commercial buses from Ibadan, Oyo State, to NYSC orientation camps in the South-East and South-South were abducted by the gunmen while travelling on t…

…previous night and might not have had enough sleep or charged his phone sufficiently. Rescue efforts were launched after the wives of both men contacted authorities when they failed to hear from them for several hours. The bodies were found between 3km and 4km from where the men had parked their vehicle, with the two b…

…under control, while relevant emergency and security agencies were engaged to carry out rescue, investigation and other safety procedures. Security personnel from Victoria Island also provided reinforcement at the scene. LASTMA officers later removed the mangled Lexus from the carriageway to prevent a possible secondar…

By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA: Troops of Operation Udoka have rescued three kidnapped victims and dismantled a suspected terrorist and kidnapping syndicate’s hideout in Anambra State, recovering arms, ammunition and other operational equipment. The operation was conducted by troops of 185 Battalion in collaboration with th…

…Waya road in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The troops also rescued a man identified as Baba, who sustained gunshot wounds during the incident. The development was disclosed in a Friday post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region. According to security s…

The Imo State Police Command has rescued 10 passengers abducted by gunmen who attacked two commercial buses in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state. The command also recovered the two buses involved in the incident and intensified efforts to rescue other passengers still in captivity. The buses, travelling from…

Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued five abducted women, including a mother and her infant, during an operation in Katsina State. The rescued victimsPhoto: Nigerian Army In a post obtained from the Nigerian Army’s X handle on Thursday, the troops acted on intelligence about the movement of suspected terrorist…

Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued five abducted women, including a mother and her infant, during an operation in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State. A military source said the troops acted on intelligence about the movement of terrorists around the Madaci Forest area and swiftly mobili…

…people of Otan-Ayegbaju and the motorists using this road that Governor Ademola Adeleke rescue it before it collapses entirely. “We need the government to take action now to prevent preventable loss of lives,” the monarch said. He identified one of the critical points as Oke-Ola, where he said the bridge structure was…

…Media and Public Relations, NEMA, Manzo Ezekiel, disclosed that the agency has deployed rescue teams to flood-affected states following fresh flooding incidents, as authorities intensify efforts to protect communities and respond to emergencies across the country. Ezekiel said that although the flood situation was not…

…if you want to chase the people the way they want us to chase them, while trying to rescue the victims, you may end up hurting them. “That is why we are always careful when handling these matters. We are working on this particular case, and I do not hide information from the families of the victims. I keep them informe…

…the Eagle Response Team, LASEMA Response Unit Fire Team and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service worked together to contain and extinguish the fire.See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google “The inferno was successfully contained, completely extinguished and dampened down to prevent escalation to nearby s…

…Zigau Village, Shira Local Government Area of the state. The command said the victim was rescued unhurt during the operation. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. Habib said that at about 10pm on September 28, 2026, the Yana Divisional Police Headquarters…

…condition and a 41-year-old female teacher who suffered serious injuries, Slovakia’s rescue service said. Authorities have not disclosed a motive for the attack. President Peter Pellegrini said he was “deeply saddened by the tragic incident” and expressed condolences to the victims’ families. “Such events serve as a se…

Troops of Sector 2, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued 41 travellers abducted by bandits after their commercial vehicle broke down along a highway in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The victims comprised “24 males, 10 females and seven children.” A statement by the operation on Tuesday said the vehicle,…

…you?" I asked her.She answered without looking away."I was lost. I confused being rescued with being loved. By the time I understood the difference, I had already broken everything.">I folded the letter and placed it back in the envelope.Then I turned toward the room."I'm leaving."Elizabeth took one step forward. "Davi…

…Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, OPFY, have killed a suspected terrorist and rescued six kidnap victims in separate operations in Sokoto and Zamfara states. The operations, conducted on Saturday, also led to the recovery of an AK-47 rifle, ammunition, a foreign military uniform and other items, according to th…

The Christian Association of Nigeria, Borno State Chapter, has called for the urgent rescue of 78 abducted schoolchildren and others who have spent more than 100 days in captivity across the state. The state CAN Chairman, Most Reverend John Bakeni, made the call on Sunday at a prayer session organised to mark ‘CAN at 5…

District head rescued from angry mob after gunmen k!lled young man in Jos Troops of Sector 1, Sub-Sector 12, have rescued the District Head of Fursum in Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau State, Alhaji Musa Usman, from a mob attack by youths of Ninseng community. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the in…

By: Kingsley Omonobi Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke at the weekend rescued six Kidnapped victims around Gbise community in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, reaffirming the Joint Task Force sustained commitment to protecting lives and denying criminal elements freedom of action within its Joint Operat…

FCT police rescue abandoned baby girl found inside a carton along the road in Abuja The Police in the FCT police command have rescued a newborn baby girl found inside a carton that was abandoned along the road in Galadima, Abuja. This is the third abandoned baby found within the FCT in the last two weeks. The spokesper…

…terrorism, banditry and other criminal activities. The group cited the recent rescue of kidnapped victims in Ofu as evidence of what it described as the administration’s determination to confront criminal elements rather than negotiate with them. According to Afenifere, the state’s security architecture has continued t…

…door to fresh demands. Some victims are killed despite ransom payments, while others are rescued by security forces before families part with money. The result is an expanding economy built around human captivity. Recent research by SBM Intelligence illustrates the scale of the problem. The organisation reported that 7…