Police Rescue 97, Pregnant Women In 2 Zamfara LGA EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Zamfara State Police Command in collaboration with other security agencies in the ongoing operations across the state said it has Rescued 97 victims that including pregnant Women. Speaking at a press conference in Gusau the state capital, the Commissioner of … Read more
The insurgents, who mounted a checkpoint, were reportedly dressed in military camouflage. EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than 15 people have been allegedly abducted by suspected fighters of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP). Daily Trust quoted a source as saying that they were abducted in Damboa Local Government Area of … Read more
Cleo Smith was discovered by police in the early hours of Wednesday morning in a locked house in Carnarvon The girl has yet to be interviewed by police, but specialists have arrived in Carnarvon from Perth to do so. EKO HOT BLOG reports that in connection with the disappearance of 4-year-old Cleo Smith on October … Read more
Smith was kidnapped on Monday evening by hooded gunmen at a site around Blenco Supermarket in Ajah… Three days after the abduction of Retired Air Vice Marshal Ladi Smith, there have been no words on the retired military officer’s whereabouts. EKO HOT BLOG gathers that three days after masked gunmen stormed his workplace in … Read more
His kidnappers were said to have opened fire to scare people away, struggled with him before whisking him away on a boat The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the abduction of Air Vice-Marshal Smith. EKO HOT BLOG gathers that the Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of former Chief of Logistics, Nigerian Air … Read more
Nine victims were rescued from the two separate kidnapping incidents… At least 13 people, including seven wedding guests, a pastor and his wife were abducted in two kidnapping incidents that occurred between Kwara-Ekiti axis on Saturday evening. Police sources said that seven guests who were returning to Ilorin from a wedding in Ekiti State in … Read more
Ortom tasked the Federal Government to, as a matter of justice, clamp down on bandits and kidnap syndicates… Gunmen have abducted the wife of Benue State Commissioner for Land and Survey in Benue State, Bernard Unenge. Addressing journalists on the issue, Governor Samuel Ortom said the commissioner’s wife was whisked away on Friday. Ortom tasked … Read more
The 83-year-monarch of Jaba Chiefdom was kidnapped on Monday by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on his farm The abducted traditional ruler of Jaba Chiefdom in Kaduna State, Gyet Maude has regained his freedom. He was released by his abductors on Wednesday evening after spending two days with his abductors The 83-year-monarch of Jaba Chiefdom … Read more
Banditry has continued to ravage large swathes of northern-western and central Nigeria with its perpetrators stealing animals, kidnapping for ransom, killing anyone who dares confront them. Armed men, suspected to be bandits, on Sunday blocked two major roads in Sokoto, killed two persons and abducted over 100 commuters in two separate attacks. It was gathered … Read more
The bandits had demanded a ransom of ₦60m for the release of the Another batch of twenty-eight abducted students of the Bethel Baptist Secondary School in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State have regained their freedom. The students were found inside the Tsoho Gaya Forest in Chikun Local Government Area of the state in … Read more
The husband confessed to have collected the wife’s phone and handed it over to one Abdullahi, his friend who negotiated and collected the ransom on his behalf The police in Niger State have paraded Sadiya Ibrahim Umar Mohammed, a school teacher abducted last week Thursday along with her husband, Mohammed Mohammed over alleged self-kidnap in … Read more
The victims, mostly women, and children were kidnapped on June 8 by bandits and taken to Kabaro village in Maru Local Government Area of the state Police authorities in Zamfara State said its operatives have rescued 100 abducted persons from bandits at Kabaro forest. Police spokesperson, Muhammad Shehu, made this known in a statement issued … Read more
The police spokesman said the suspect wore their victim’s uniform and used it to commit another crime before they were arrested The Ogun State police command has arrested a suspect for kidnapping a military officer and stripping him off his uniform and using it to commit a crime. The incident occurred at Odo Pako Ota, … Read more
The security guard was said to have contacted somebody who reportedly enlisted the help of the second suspect. The Police Command in Edo has apprehended a security guard over an alleged plan to abduct the Manager of Zenith Bank branch in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of the state. SP Bello Kontongs, the command’s Spokesman, who confirmed … Read more
The monarch was kidnapped by bandits in the early hours of Sunday along with 13 of his family members, including two grandchildren A ransom of ₦200 million ransom has been demanded for the release of the Emir of Kajuru, Alhassan Adamu. News of the ransom demand was disclosed by spokesperson of the Kajuru Emirate Council, … Read more
…locals said the bandits came through a village called ‘Nasarawan Buhari’ and later went away with the four victims through another village Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a woman and her three kids in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits according to eyewitnesses, stormed the town Milgoma opposite the Ahmadu … Read more
This attack is coming barely three days after over 121 students of Bethel Baptist School also in Chikun local government area were abducted by bandits No fewer than 14 persons have been kidnapped following an attack by gunmen suspected to be bandits at Ungwan Matari within the Sabon Tasha, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna … Read more
“I started with about N21,000 and now make about N400,000 a month. The boom in my business began when I started supplying bread to bandits. A syndicate allegedly supplying drugs, bread and other food items to bandits operating in Zaria, Kaduna State and its environs has been smashed by operatives of the FIB Intelligence Response … Read more
Reacting, Sani on his Twitter page said the abduction of students has reminded Nigerians of kidnapping incidences yet to be solved by the government. Shehu Sani, former Kaduna lawmaker says the fresh abduction of female students of the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State, has pulled Nigeria back to its ugly reality. EkoHotBlog has … Read more
…the bandits who were in large numbers, invaded the Kofar Gayan area of Zaria city in the early hours of today when the residents were still sleeping… Kidnappers have abducted a family of eight and four others in the Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The latest attack comes barely 48 hours after bandits … Read more