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Police arrest 873 kidnap suspects in Kano

The Kano State Police Command, on Monday, confirmed that it arrested no fewer than 873 suspects so far for alleged robbery, kidnapping, and other crimes during the just-concluded nationwide protests. All the suspects, who were detained from across the state, were paraded before newsmen on Monday at the command’s  Bompai. The Commissioner of Police, Salma Dogo, who made the disclosure, said the arrests were made possible through the command’s efforts to maintain law and order,...

Seven-man kidnap gang terrorising Ogun community arrested

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...

Gunmen kidnap Kogi LG chairman

The caretaker chairman of the Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Zacchaeus Michael, has been kidnapped by gunmen. The state Police Public Relations Officer, William Aya, confirmed this on Saturday. Aya told our correspondent that the caretaker chairman was kidnapped on Friday night along Kabba-Okene Road in the Kabba area of the state. “Yes, I got the information. The state Commissioner of Police, Bethrand Onuoha, has already deployed officers for a search-and-rescue mission. We...

Two killed as gunmen kidnap ex-Rep in Delta

Two police orderlies attached to former House of Representatives member Joan Onyemaechi and her driver are feared dead following an attack on Tuesday evening in Asaba, the Delta State capital. PUNCH Metro gathered that the gunmen stormed her church, King Jesus and I, located on Ogajifo Street off DSB Road. They shot two police orderlies and her driver before abducting the former lawmaker and her children. Sources in the area reported that a stray bullet...

Gunmen kidnap six in Anambra community, collect N76m ransom

Tension has gripped residents of Dubai Estate near the office of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Awka, the Anambra State capital, as gunmen have kidnapped no fewer than six persons in the area in less than three weeks. PUNCH Metro gathered that out of the six victims abducted, three persons had been released after the payment of about N76m ransom to the yet-to-be-identified kidnappers. Residents of the area told our correspondent in separate interviews...

Police launch manhunt for fleeing Lagos kidnap suspects 

The police in Lagos State have continued to be on the trail of fleeing members of a notorious kidnapping gang who had plotted to abduct some wealthy persons in the state. Nine members of the gang were killed during an operation that took place on Thursday,  July 9, in the Ladipo area of the state. A source had told City Round that some shootings took place at Oloje Street, Papa Ajao, area of Mushin, on Thursday...

Confirming the abduction, the spokesman for the Cross River State Police Command, SP Irene Ugbo, said the command along with other security agencies had launched a manhunt for criminals and ensure the rescue of the victims. Some gunmen have reportedly kidnapped three medical students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Cross River State, South-South Nigeria. Citing the police, the News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident occurred on Thursday night. The students were identified...