The police in Lagos yesterday said they gunned down a suspected kidnapper and arrested one other during an exchange of gunfire with a syndicate at Agbowa area of Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos State. The Lagos police spokesman, Chike Oti, Read more
Super Eagles’ skipper, John Mikel Obi, has revealed that the news of the kidnap of his dad, Pa Michael Obi, was broken to him two hours before their final World Cup Group D game against Argentina. Speaking after his dad’s Read more
Pa Michael Obi, father of Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, who was kidnapped last week, has been rescued. The Enugu State Police Command said its operatives in the 9th Mile Division rescued Pa Obi and his driver, simply identified as Read more
A Magistrate with Kogi State Judiciary, Mr Sam Unwuchola, has been abducted by unknown gunmen on Ajaokuta-Lokoja road. An eye-witness who prefers anonymity, told newsmen that the magistrate who was returning from Onyedega, his station, in company of a friend, Read more
An Ikeja High Court in Lagos State on Tuesday dismissed an application filed by the deposed Baale of Shangisha, Mutiu Ogundare, seeking to vary his bail conditions. Ogundare had filed the application alongside his wife, Abolanle, and Mohammed Babatunde. During Read more
The Police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested a 32-year-old woman identified as Victoria Ndu, for faking her own kidnap. The suspect, who claimed to have been kidnapped, was rescued in Awommama in Imo State on August 24 by men Read more
Kidnappers of six students of Model Secondary School, Igbonla, Epe in Lagos State have threatened to strike again if the federal government does not include them among the beneficiaries of the Amnesty Programme. The kidnappers, who claimed to be militants, Read more
In Abia State, a four man Armed Kidnap syndicate who has been terrorising villagers met their Waterloo while negotiating for a ransom. The detectives attached to Omoba Division at Ovungwu, Isiala-Ngwa South LGA noted that the gang had on 18th Read more
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday deposed the suspended Baale of Shangisha in Magodo, Chief Yusuf Ogundare for allegedly faking his abduction. The incident took place on July 5 along Center for Management Development (CMD) Road in Ikosi-Isheri Local Read more