Tag: Kidnapping
Gombe State legislature makes kidnapping capital offence
Gombe State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed into a bill for the prohibition of kidnapping, abduction of persons and other related matters.
According to...
14 soldiers court-martialled for kidnapping, murder
The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers
State, on Saturday court-martialed 14 soldiers, consisting of three officers
and eleven men, for kidnapping,...
Police recover 834 arms 19, 009 live ammunition in two months...
The police said they have recovered 834 arms, 19,009 live
ammunition, two rocket launchers and other exhibits in the last two months.
The police also said...
Police arrest 93 kidnappers, 4 Boko Haram terrorists
The police offensive against perpetrators of violence in the
country has yielded result with the Operation Puff Adder outfit arresting of 93
suspected kidnappers with high...
Court sentences three policemen, others to death for kidnapping woman
A High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has sentenced three
policemen and four others are to death for kidnapping a woman.
The State High Court,...
Violent crimes make Katsina unsafe for everyone, including me –Masari
The governor of Katsina State, Mr. Aminu Bello Masari has cried
armed robbery, kidnapping and cattle rustling had engulfed the state to the
extent that even...
Security infrastructure at unity schools gulp N7bn
The federal government spent over N7 billion to provide security for the 108 unity schools in the country between 2017 and 2018.
The minister of...