Kaduna Bandits Demand N300m For Release Of Abducted Couple, Six-Month-Old Baby
A COUPLE abducted alongside their six-month-old daughter from their residence in Millennium City, Kaduna State, have appealed to security agencies and the authorities.
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Abducted Corps Members: Families Get Ransom Contributions Refunded
OBASANJO and Alirat Wahab, parents of one of the abducted members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), have said the money contributed.
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No Ransom Paid For Freed Corps Members, Imo Police Commissioner Says
THE Imo State Police Command has said it is unaware that a ransom was paid for the release of the 20 abducted corps.
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‘I’ll Never Pay A Dime To A Criminal,’ Zamfara Governor Rejects Ransom Payment To Kidnappers
ZAMFARA State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has reiterated his decision not to support negotiations with kidnappers abducting residents and wreaking havoc in the state..
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Rivers Police Arrest Two Suspected Kidnappers Over N103m Ransom Abduction
THE Rivers State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a six-man kidnapping syndicate allegedly involved in the abduction of a resident.
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N50m Ransom Demand Throws Families Of 19 Abducted Oyo Corps Members Into Panic
FAMILIES of prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from Oyo State have been thrown into panic after kidnappers reportedly demanded a combined.
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20 Kidnap Victims Regain Freedom After N8m Ransom, Food Items
At LEAST 20 victims abducted from Tyomu community in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State have regained their freedom after their families.
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Immigration Intercepts Two Suspected Kidnap Syndicate Members With ₦34m In Adamawa
THE Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has intercepted two persons in Adamawa State with ₦34 million in cash, with the suspects allegedly linked to.
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7,825 Nigerians Abducted, N7.8bn Ransom Paid, 1,142 Killed In One Year, Report Reveals
NO fewer than 7,825 people were abducted in 1,713 kidnap and kidnap-related incidents across Nigeria between July 2025 and June 2026, while at.
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Kebbi Judge Freed After N50m Ransom Payment – Family Confirms
THE family of a Kebbi State High Court judge, Justice Faruk Hassan Bunza, who was abducted from his residence by armed bandits, has.
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Oyo Abduction: We Refused To Pay Ransom, Negotiate With Bandits – Tinubu
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has reiterated that his administration will not negotiate with criminals or pay ransom to secure the release of kidnap victims,.
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‘I’ve Never Seen ₦1bn Cash,’ Ndume Denies Role In Kidnap Ransom Talks, Terrorist Negotiation
SENATOR Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District, has rejected allegations that he received ransom money or acted as an intermediary between.
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‘Go Ahead, Kill Them’, Zamfara Governor Recounts Refusal To Pay N300m Ransom For Abducted Brothers
GOVERNOR Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has disclosed that he refused to pay a N300 million ransom demanded by kidnappers who abducted his.
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Our Children Are Not Pawns For Ransom – By Boma West
THE sound of a school bell should call children to learning, not to fear. Right now, in too many communities, that bell rings.
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Nigeria Recorded 2.2 Million Kidnappings, ₦2.2tn Ransom Payments In One Year – Report
NIGERIA is facing an alarming security crisis, with an estimated 2.2 million kidnapping incidents and about ₦2.2 trillion paid as ransom within a.
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Bandits Demand 700 Cattle, 1,000 Sheep From Katsina Residents, Issue Six-Day Ultimatum
RESIDENTS of communities in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State have been thrown into panic after suspected bandits issued a six-day ultimatum,.
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Bandits Demand ₦1bn Ransom For Five Abducted Kwara Worshippers
BANDITS who abducted eight worshippers during a church service in Omugo community, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, demanded a ₦1.
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Ransom Payment To Terrorists: The lies, Deception And Politics – By Zainab Suleiman Okino
AS it stands today, almost every Nigerian knows or has some information about how the payment of ransom and the release of victims.
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FG Slams AFP Over ‘Ransom Payment’ Report, Says No Boko Haram Commanders Freed In Niger School Rescue
THE Federal Government has strongly refuted allegations that it paid a multimillion-dollar ransom and released militant commanders to secure the freedom of schoolchildren.
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Kidnapped Kwara Prince Freed After N20m Payment, Father Still In Captivity
THE son of the Oniwo of Afin in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Simeon Olanipekun, has regained his freedom after.