Tag: ransom
FG: No ransom was paid for Sokoto, Kaduna students’ release
The Federal Government says no ransom was paid to secure the release of students abducted by gunmen in Sokoto and Kaduna states.
The Minister of...
Lagos police arrest 4 for faking kidnap, demanding N5m ransom
The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested no fewer than four suspects for allegedly faking abduction in the state.
The arrested suspects...
Troops arrest female kidnapper attempting to collect N1.5m ransom
The troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected female kidnapper, Janet Igohia, while attempting to collect N1.5 million ransom for an abducted...
Kidnappers reduce ransom on Kwara monarch’s wife, other to N40m
The gunmen who killed a traditional ruler and kidnapped his wife and one other person in Kwara State have reduced the N100 million ransom...
Minister to Nigerians: Stop paying kidnappers ransom, it’s illegal
The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru, has urged Nigerians to stop the payment of ransom to kidnappers and bandits, saying it is illegal.
Speaking with...
CAN: Bandits collected N250m ransom before releasing 121 Kaduna pupils
The Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has disclosed that bandits collected N250 million ransom to free 120 pupils of...
Kidnappers demand N60m ransom to release Benue commissioner
The gunmen who kidnapped the Benue Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mathew Abo, have demanded a ransom of N60 million from his family.
A...
Gunmen kidnap woman, 2 daughters for N2.8m ransom in Abuja
A housewife, Mistura Olasinde, and her two daughters, Hauwa and Fatima, have been kidnapped by gunmen around Galadima District of the Federal Capital Territory...
Abducted native doctor freed as police speak on N300m ransom
A popular native doctor, Chukwudozie Nwangwu, popularly known as Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki, who was recently abducted by gunmen in Anambra State, has regained freedom.
The...
Ondo female students fake kidnap, demand N100,000 ransom from mother
The operatives of the Western Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, in Ondo State, have arrested two female students for allegedly faking their kidnap and...
