Police stop kidnap attempt in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi State Police Command says its operatives have foiled a kidnap attempt at Mile 50 Layout, Abakaliki, the state capital. The Command through its spokesperson, Joshua Ukandu, told said its operatives also recovered the vehicle of the victim, Nneka Onyibe. He said the Command got the report of a kidnap incident near Mile 50 […]
Police rescue 21 kidnapped victims, recover N4.8m ransom, arms and ammunition
The Nigeria Police Force has rescued 21 kidnapped victims and recovered N.8m ransom, arms and ammunition in a coordinated series of raids targeting criminal networks. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, March 31, 2025, said police also arrested six other suspected for heinous crimes “The Nigeria […]
Troops Foil Kidnap Attempt in Taraba State
Troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, have thwarted a kidnapping attempt along the Takum-Jalingo road. In a statement issued out on Sunday by the Acting Brigade spokesperson, Captain Oni Olubodunde, the success was made possible following a distress call from road users. […]
Navy arrests three suspected drug peddlers in Akwa Ibom
The Nigeria Navy said its personnel of Forward operating base Ibaka has apprehended three suspected drug peddlers In a post on its verified Facebook page, it said, “On Saturday 29 March 2025, Forward Operating Base IBAKA apprehended 3 suspected drug peddlers in possession of a large quantity of Indian hemp in Ibaka Mbo LGA, Akwa […]
Suspected kidnappers kill one, abduct another in Benue
Some gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed one person and abducted another person in Asa 2 area of Otukpo town of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. The victim, Mr Onche Akatu, was said to have been shot at his home, while Mr. Ocheche was abducted while going home when he ran into […]
