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Bandits Kill Man, Abduct Wife, Children, Six Others In Kaduna Community

SUSPECTED bandits have killed a man and abducted his wife, two children and six other residents during an attack on Babban Saura community.

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Abducted South African Journalist Found Dead With Gunshot Wounds

TRIBUTES are pouring in for a veteran South African sports broadcaster who was found dead on Wednesday hours after being abducted when his.

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Niger Mosque Attacks: Tinubu Orders Immediate Rescue Of Abducted Worshippers

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Armed Forces, Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS) and other relevant security and intelligence.

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‘What About Our Own Children?’ Borno Parents Beg Tinubu 40 Days After Oyo Pupils’ Rescue

PARENTS of schoolchildren abducted in Borno State have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene and rescue their children, lamenting that while pupils.

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Sokoto Bandits Attack Three Communities, Kill Seven, Abduct 17

SUSPECTED bandits have attacked three communities in Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing seven people and abducting 17 others, including 15.

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Troops Foil ISWAP Mass Abduction At Borno School, Rescue 46 Students

TROOPS of Operation HADIN KAI, working alongside personnel of the Nigeria Police Mobile Force (MOPOL), have foiled an attempted mass abduction by suspected.

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Gunmen Abduct Lawyer Returning From MULAN National Conference In Kano, Demand N50m, Motorcycles

A LEGAL practitioner, Hashim Abdullahi, has been abducted by gunmen while returning from the recently concluded Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN) National.

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Papiri Abduction: Court Sentences Five Linked To Attack To 25 Years Imprisonment

THE Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced each of the five suspects arrested on May 31, 2026, by the Department of.

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How Kidnappers Tracked Adelabu’s Sister, Twins For Seven Weeks Before Abduction

THE Oyo State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of the gang linked to the abduction of Mrs. Adegoke Olaide John-Paul and.

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FG Vows To Defeat Terrorism, Rescue Abducted Oyo, Borno Pupils As Tinubu Deploys Special Forces

THE Federal Government has assured Nigerians that efforts are underway to secure the release of pupils and teachers abducted in Oyo and Borno.

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After N150m Ransom Negotiations, Five ECWA Worshippers Die In Captivity

FIVE worshippers abducted during an attack on ECWA Church in Omugo, Oro Ago District of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, have.

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Police Arrest Three Over Assault, Attempted Abduction Of Traffic Officers In Ondo

ONDO State Police Command has arrested three people involved in two different cases of assault and abduction of traffic police officers in Akure,.

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Court Sets April 28 For Judgment In Walida Abdulhadi Abduction Case

A FEDERAL High Court in Jigawa has adjourned the case of Walida Abdulhadi, a teenager allegedly abducted and sexually abused by a Department.

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Kaduna Abduction: 80 Worshippers Return Home After Weeks In Hiding

EIGHTY worshippers who escaped abduction during a bandit attack at Kurmin Wali community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have returned.

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Column

The Business Of Abductions In Nigeria – By Kazeem Akintunde

THE trend of abductions and kidnapping for ransom as a big business in Nigeria is worrying and should be declared a national disaster..

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When Denial Becomes Complicity: The Kurmin Wali Abduction Scandal – By Jonathan Nda-Isaiah

ON Sunday, terrorists walked into three churches in Kurmin Wali, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, blocked the exits, and marched 172.

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FULL LIST: 177 Kaduna Worshippers Named As Police Confirm Mass Abduction After Initial Denials

THE Nigeria Police Force has finally confirmed that armed bandits abducted scores of villagers in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area of.

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Six Die, Others Wounded In Kogi Road Crash, Governor Ododo Condoles With Families

Six people have died, and others have been wounded in a road crash along the Lokoja–Okene road. News Point Nigeria reports that the.

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Abductions, School Closures And Governors’ Inertia – By Zainab Suleiman Okino

IN the wake of renewed mass abductions of schoolchildren across Nigeria’s northern precincts, the governors of states within these high-risk zones have responded,.

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Bandits Abduct Bride, Bridesmaids, Eight Others In Sokoto

A BRIDE-TO-Be and her bridesmaid have been abducted by suspected bandits in a fresh attack on Chacho village, located in the Wurno Local.

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