The Federal Government of Nigeria has formally classified kidnappers and violent armed groups as terrorists, a move that represents a significant escalation in the country’s response to abductions, attacks on farmers, and violence targeting…
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The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Thursday, visited Oke-Ode in Ifelodun local government area of the State, to commiserate with the community and the families who lost their loved ones to the recent attacks by kidnappers.…
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SB Morgen (SBM) Intelligence, a geopolitical research firm, says kidnappers demanded over N48 billion from victims and their families between July 2024 and June 2025. The research firm, in its latest report, titled ‘Economics of Nigeria’s…
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A dramatic turn of events unfolded on Monday morning in Angwan Mayo, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, when suspected kidnappers were involved in a road accident shortly after allegedly collecting ransom from their victims.…
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Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo,  says nearly all suspected criminals arrested in the state in the last three years are of Igbo origin. Soludo made the comment during a town hall meeting with Anambra indigenes in the diaspora,…
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The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of two police officers and the abduction of a Chinese national and a Nigerian in Oreke-Okeigbo community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred at a…
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Nigeria is a wonderful country, too wonderful to make one forget the meaning of a kerfuffle. Whatever happens, someone somewhere is waiting to make an issue out of it, by giving a good, bad or even ugly rendition of what happened. That is…
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The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has asked Nigerians to stop giving money to kidnappers and bandits. This is coming amid the security challenges facing the nation. He stated this on Tuesday while receiving 60…
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The former Director-General of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga Rtd. said he was able to come out alive from the kidnappers’ den by the help and mercies of God. Tsiga said this on Thursday, when he and…
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The Kebbi State Police Command has successfully neutralised four suspected kidnappers, arrested one, and rescued a 60-year-old man, Umaru Bawa, in Suru Local Government Area of the state. Also, the police recovered ₦3 million, which had…
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