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    Metro Gunmen Kill Two Policemen, Abduct Two Foreign Nationals in Kaduna – Thisdaylive

    John Shiklam in Kaduna Two policemen were killed while a Canadian and an American were abducted by unknown gunmen in Kaduna last Tuesday night. The incident took place along Kafanchan- Kargarko road. The policemen were said to have been attached to the two foreign nationals to provide them...
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    Metro Kidnappers collect N25m ransom, kill Taraba lawmaker – Newtelegraph

    Body of a lawmaker representing Takum I in the Taraba State House of Assembly, Hon. Hosea Ibi, has been discovered in a bush at Kwari village on the borders of Benue State. Ibi was abducted on December 30, 2017 by some gunmen in Takum Local Government Area. He was kidnapped about … via...
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    Metro Why Billionaire Kidnapper Evans Is Still Being Held In Custody - IGP Idris

    The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, has revealed that the sensitive nature of the suspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudi Onuamadike aka Evans, is the reason why he is still kept in custody till date. The IGP, who said the suspect would soon be arraigned, added that many...
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    Metro Evans Replies Father, Reveals Why He Started Kidnapping ‘Business’

    Billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, has disclosed that his father was the reason why he took to crime. Evans as he is popularly called revealed that the decision of his father to disown him drove him into social vices. This is contrary to claims by the...
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    Metro [LIST] 8 Nigerian States With Highest Kidnapping Incidents

    The rate of kidnapping in Nigeria has gone a tad up, probably due to the current economic hardship. Despite the implementation of capital punishments for kidnapping in many states kidnappers refuse to desist from this heinous act. The crime attracts life sentences in some cases and jail terms...
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    Metro DSS Arrests Kidnappers of German Archaeologists

    The Department of State Services has arrested the suspected kidnappers of two German archaeologists, Dr Peter Breuning and Johannes Brehinger on March 13 in Kaduna State. The suspects are Ibrahim Sule and Bello Shehu. Breuning and Brehinger were kidnapped on Feb. 22 at Pahkogo in Kagarko...
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    Metro Grandma Sells 3-year-old Girl To Pay Rent

    A 50-year-old grandmother, Rita Eze, has confessed to being a member of a syndicate that allegedly involved in abducting children from Lagos and selling them in Anambra State. Eze was paraded along with one Ogochi Nwekei and Gladys Augustine at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters in...
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    Metro Bauchi Govt Approves Death Sentence For Kidnappers

    Bauchi state governor, Gov. Mohammed Abdullahi, has signed into law a bill that attracts a death sentence or life imprisonment for anyone that is found guilty of kidnapping in the state. The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ibrahim Umar, announced this at a press...
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    Metro Herdsmen Kidnap 3 Teachers in Edo

    Three secondary school teachers in Ebomisi Secondary school, Ugbogiobo village in Ovia North-East Local Government Area have been kidnapped by suspected herdsmen. It was gathered that the kidnappers are demanding N10 million as ransom. Vanguard learned that the three male teachers were...
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    Politics Gunmen Who Abducted 2 Germans Demand N60m Ransom

    The gunmen who abducted German archaeologist, Prof. Peter Breunij, and his associate, Johannes Buringer, in Jenjela village in Kagarko Local Government of Kaduna State, have demanded N60m as ransom. The kidnappers, according to a source at Jenjela village, said the abductors called the line...
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    Metro Gunmen Kidnap Catholic Priest, Felix Akpan in Akwa Ibom

    Roman Catholic priest of Ikot Ekpene Diocese, in Akwa Ibom State, Rev. Father Felix Akpan has been abducted by unknown gunmen. Akpan, who is in-charge of St. Michael De Archangel Parish at Ikot Etim in Ukanafun Local Government Area, was whisked away by the unknown gunmen along Abak-Ukanafun...
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    Metro Banana Seller Kidnaps, Sell 3-year-old Boy in Imo

    A banana seller in Owerri, Imo State, Chibuzor Eze, has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a three-year-old boy and selling him for N450,000. The suspect was said to be a family friend of the boy, who hails from Umuifa village in Oru-East Local Government Area of the state. A family...
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