The Edo State House of Assembly has approved a bill that amends the Kidnapping Prohibition Amendment Law of 2013 and addresses related issues. During its second...
The parish priest of St. Patrick’s Catholic, Isokpo, in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, Rev. Maurice Livinus, who was abducted, and two other...
A former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mike Ejiofor, has described kidnapping in Nigeria as a booming business, stating that it has become...
At least six young women aged 15 to 17 have allegedly been abducted by armed men in the Pandogari Community, located in Rafi Local Government Area...
The Sokoto State command of the Nigeria Police Force has reported the kidnapping of multiple Muslim worshippers during the early morning Subhi prayer in the Bushe...
The Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has reported the arrest of five individuals suspected of engaging in...
At least seven passengers were abducted as gunmen suspected to be kidnappers ambushed a vehicle near the Ipele community along the Owo-Benin highway in Ondo State....
The Kaduna State Command of the Nigeria Police has announced the successful rescue of 23 individuals who had been kidnapped following a joint operation conducted by...
At least three individuals were reportedly killed, and 24 others were kidnapped during recent bandit attacks on four communities within the Shinkafi Local Government Area of...
The Chairman of the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC), Prof. George Chima, has been reportedly kidnapped from his home in Okigwe, Imo State. Reports obtained...
The High Court of Bayelsa State, located in Yenagoa, has sentenced four individuals to death by hanging for their alleged involvement in conspiracy and kidnapping. The...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly raided the Chikakore area of Kubwa in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), abducting a...
A group of unidentified assailants has once again attacked Garo town in the Kabo Local Government Area of Kano and abducted a young woman named Zainab....
A 12-year-old boy, Salihu Sadi, who hails from Dankama, a town located within the Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina State, has been reportedly killed by...
A woman who is said to be a banker has been reportedly murdered by kidnappers in Anambra State following the receipt of ransom from her family....
Three soldiers were reportedly abducted in a recent assault in Anambra State by some gunmen suspected to be herdsmen. Reports obtained by Naija News on Sunday...
At least 18 individuals were rescued on Saturday when the Katsina State Police Command prevented a kidnapping attempt involving four commercial vehicles on the highway connecting...
In 2024, approximately 140 officers of the Nigeria Police Force reportedly died in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) while on duty. The FCT Command also recovered...
An Anglican cleric, Most Rev. Prof. Godwin Okpala, who was kidnapped a month ago, has been released. Naija News understands that Archbishop Okpala and his driver...
A notorious kidnapper identified as Sule Muhammad has been arrested by police operatives in Kaduna State. Muhammad’s arrest was confirmed in a statement released on Friday...