The police command in Ogun says it has neutralised five suspected kidnappers in a gun duel on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. CSP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s Spokesperson disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abeokuta. According to Odutola , the Sagamu Area Commander received a distress call on Saturday, at 7:00p.m, from commuters travelling on Sagamu-Ijebu Ode … Read more
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has announced a reward that could be as much as N5million for a whistleblower who gives information that will lead to the arrest of kidnappers and armed robbers. It is also available for anyone with information that would lead to discovery of their campsites and their round-up in the … Read more
The wife of retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has been kidnapped from her residence in the Arepo area of Ogun State. Mrs. Odumosu was reportedly abducted in the early hours of Friday by heavily armed men who stormed her home, shooting sporadically. Confirming the incident to Vanguard in Abeokuta, the spokesperson for … Read more
A tragic incident unfolded on Monday night along the Eleme axis of the East-West Road, Rivers State, when a vehicle, attempting to escape suspected armed kidnappers, lost control and plunged into the Okulu River. According to The Nation, the Toyota Hilux van, carrying an expatriate and several workers from an undisclosed company, veered off the … Read more
Nigerians paid a staggering ₦2.23 trillion as ransom to kidnappers between May 2023 and April 2024, according to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The data, published in the NBS Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey, revealed that 65% of households affected by kidnapping resorted to paying ransoms to secure the release … Read more