Abduction

Benue Police Command have arrested a lecturer at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Dr Ichor Tersagh, for allegedly masterminding the abduction of the wife of his colleague, Mrs Susan Anyagh. Her husband, Paul…
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The Kogi Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of three relations of former Daily Trust Editor, Malam Ahmed Ajobe. The victims included Mr Ajobe’s immediate younger sister, Halimtu-Sadiya Tahir. They were reportedly kidnapped on…
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A nurse abducted by ISWAP terrorists Alice Loksha, has regained freedom after six years in captivity. She was abducted alongside two other female health workers on March 1, 2018, while working at a United Nations Children’s Fund…
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Kaduna-based medical doctor, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, has regained freedom from captivity 10 months after she was abducted. A registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna State, Popoola was abducted on…
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Kebbi Command, has confirmed the killing of the abducted District Head of Kanya, Alhaji Isah Daya, by suspected bandits in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the district head was…
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Bandits have abducted 2 nurses and several patients at a Primary Health Care Centre in Kuyello, Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A local vigilante, Musa Alhassan, said the bandits initially targeted the nearby…
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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its seven-day warning strike. NARD members had embarked on the strike on Monday 26th August over the abduction of its member, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola-Olawale for over 7…
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By Aminu Abubakar A SolaceBase review of SBM intelligence data has shown that fifteen Northern states paid the sum of N362.85 million as ransom to kidnappers between July 2023 and July 2024. SBM Intelligence is an Africa-focused…
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The Sarkin Gobir of Gatawa District in Sokoto State, Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa in Sokoto State has been reportedly brutally killed by bandits after being abducted, tortured, and dehumanised. This week, the emir was seen in a video asking…
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Anambra State Commissioner for Youths Development, Patrick Aghamba, and his wife have been kidnapped. Sources said an aide of the commissioner, whose name was given as Kpajie ABK Offiah, an Onitsha youth and a stalwart of the All…
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