Showing posts with label Kidnap for ransom and extortion in Nigeria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kidnap for ransom and extortion in Nigeria. Show all posts

Monday 4 March 2019

Gunmen Kidnap Mother of Super Eagles Player, Kalu, Demand N50M Ransom

Samuel Kanu

The Mother of Super Eagles Star Samuel Kalu has been abducted in Aba, Abia state, southeast Nigeria by kidnappers who are demanding for N50m ransom. 

Wednesday 26 December 2018

2 Catholic Priests Kidnapped in Anambra, Southeast Nigeria

Gunmen have kidnapped two Catholic priests at Nneyi Umeri area of Anambra. A source in Umeri on Tuesday in Awka said that the clergymen were abducted while on their way back from Onitsha on Monday evening. 

Monday 3 September 2018

Tuesday 17 April 2018

German Expat Kidnapped in Northern Nigeria

Gunmen on Monday kidnapped a German national working for a construction firm in Kano in an attack that also killed a police officer, police said.

Tuesday 20 February 2018

Suspected Niger Delta Militants Behead 'Soldier', Kill 3, Abduct Teacher in Akwa Ibom

Suspected Niger Delta militants have reportedly killed a 'soldier' in a bloody shootout carried out by a combined team of soldiers, Department of State Services (DSS) officers, the police and other para-military officers in a raid of militants’ hideout in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, South-South, Nigeria.

Sunday 10 September 2017

Security Alert! Nigerian Airports: Kidnappers Latest Hunting Grounds

It may not be a common thing now, but kidnappers are now looking towards the nation’s airports to target people who may give them higher dividends in terms of ransom. SOLA ADEKOLA writes on this emerging trend, even as concerned authorities are making efforts to nip it in the bud.

Sunday 18 June 2017

Gunmen Kidnap Lecturer, 3 Students in Kaduna State, North-Central Nigeria

The spate of inceesant kidnappings in Kaduna State, North-Central Nigeria took another dimension, yesterday, as three students and a lecturer of  School of Midwifery, Tudun Wada, were abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers.

Thursday 25 May 2017

Gunmen Kidnap 6 Students in Lagos State, South-West Nigeria

Six students of Igbonla Model College in Epe Local Government Area, an outskirt of Lagos State, South-West Nigeria have been reportedly abducted by daredevil gunmen.

Wednesday 24 May 2017

Gunmen Kidnap Septuagenarian Community Leader in Lagos, Demand N20m Ransom

Tension was heightened within Akodo area of Ibeju-Lekki Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State, South-West Nigeria after a 75-year-old Baale (Community leader) was kidnapped by gunmen in the area.

Tuesday 16 May 2017

Medical Doctor, Driver Kidnapped in Ondo State, Abductors Demand N70 Million Ransom

A medical doctor said to be the permanent secretary of the Ondo State Hospital Management Board, Dr. Niran Ikuomola, was reportedly kidnapped along with his driver on Sunday evening.

Friday 12 May 2017

Gunmen Kidnap Legal Practitioner, Kidnapped School Principal Rescued in Delta State

A renowned legal practitioner and one-time president of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), lsoko chapter, Chief Kennedy Uwubiti, was on Wednesday abducted by unknown gunmen along Oleh/Ozoro Road in Isoko South Local Council of Delta State.

Saturday 15 April 2017

Nigeria Police Records 1,177 Kidnapping Incidents in 14 Months

A security report submitted to the presidency indicates that the Nigeria Police recorded 1,177 kidnapping incidents and arrested 1,347 suspected kidnappers in the last one year.

Friday 14 April 2017

Gunmen Kill Another 3 Police Officers, Kidnap 4 Telecoms Staff in Lagos State

Barely four days after three police officers and an army captain were killed by armed persons in Lagos, another three police officers have been killed in a different Lagos community.

Tuesday 11 April 2017

Gunmen Kidnap Two Expats, Polytechnic Proprietor in Akwa Ibom

Two expatriates said to be ex-staff of Mobil Oil company and a Polytechnic proprietor have been reportedly kidnapped in Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria by unknown gunmen.

Wednesday 8 March 2017

Gunmen Kidnap Senior Police Officer in Delta State, Demand N100m Ransom

Gunmen who kidnapped the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of C Division Police Station in Asaba, Delta State, Mr. Valentine Mbalu, have reportedly opened negotiation with his family members and are demanding N100 million ransom to secure the cop’s release.

Wednesday 1 March 2017

Suspected Herdsmen Kidnap Three Teachers In Edo State 


Three secondary school teachers in Ebomisi Secondary School, Ugbogiobo village, Ovia North East Local Council of Edo State have been kidnapped by suspected herdsmen.

Monday 27 February 2017

Unemployment, Poverty etc. Responsible For Rise in Kidnapping – NOI Polls

Poll results from NOI polls indicates that unemployment and poverty are the two major reasons there is a steady rise in cases of kidnap in the country. Apart from these major causes, greed was also mentioned by 15 percent of respondents who took the polling organisations survey as another major reason why people choose kidnapping as their source of revenue.