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Seven-man kidnap gang terrorising Ogun community arrested

5 months ago969 min

Ogun State Police Command on Friday said that it has arrested a seven-man gang that specialised in kidnapping and killing their victims after collecting ransom from their loved ones. This group operates within Ijebu-Igbo and environs in Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state. Two members of the gang, Chukwuma Bathlomew aged 40 and Igwe Sunday aged 42 were reportedly arrested and paraded last month while 31-year-old Ifeanyi Mathias, Anayo Simeon aged 28 and...

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Abia gang leader rapes woman, collect N200,000 ransom

5 months ago2665 min

The Abia State Police Command, on Friday, confirmed the arrest of no fewer than 162 suspects for various crimes including kidnapping and child trafficking in the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chinaka, made this known while parading the suspects at the command headquarters in the Umuahia area of the state. According to Chinaka, the suspects were arrested for various crimes that include kidnapping, child trafficking, robbery, unlawful possession of arms, hard drugs...

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Nigerian Police Arrest Kidnappers’ Gang Leader Behind Catholic Church Attack

9 months ago1274 min

The police in Kaduna State in collaboration with military have arrested a suspected notorious kidnappers’ gang leader, Saidu Yakubu, also known as “Ismail.” A statement on Saturday by the Command’s spokesman ASP Mansir Hassan, said that the suspect was arrested on Friday, March 22, 2024. According to the statement, the gang was allegedly behind the September 7, 2023 attack at St. Raphael Catholic Church, Fadan Kamanta, Kafanchan Diocese, in the Jema’ah Local...