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Terrorists Kidnap Ango Abdullahi’s Family Members In Kaduna

Terrorists Kidnap Ango Abdullahi’s Family Members In Kaduna

August 11, 2022 4:00 am

Reports hitting the desk of Africa Daily News, New York right now have it that suspected terrorists have kidnapped a woman and her four children in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The abducted woman is reportedly the daughter-in-law of the village head of Yakawada, Alhaji Rilwanu Saidu, an elder brother of the Chairman of the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi.

At the time of filing this report, Police authorities were yet to comment on the incident, but a close relative of the family, Umar Sani, told Channels Television that the woman, Ramatu Samaila, was abducted along …

Invasion: Russia Attacks Mariupol Again, Ukraine Reports

Russian Forces Abduct Ukrainian Mayor As War Rages On

March 12, 2022 10:22 am

Russian soldiers occupying southern Ukraine’s Melitopol on Saturday kidnapped the mayor of the city, President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian officials have confirmed.

The Ukrainian parliament took to Twitter to announce the abduction saying; ‘A group of 10 occupiers kidnapped the mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov’.

‘He refused to cooperate with the enemy,’ it added.

It also went on to state that the mayor was seized when he was at the city’s crisis centre dealing with supply issues.

In a video message, Zelensky confirmed the abduction, calling Fedorov ‘a mayor who bravely defends Ukraine and the members of his community’.

‘This …

We Only Need Your Daughter’s Virginity – Kidnappers Tell Parents

We Only Need Your Daughter’s Virginity – Kidnappers Tell Parents

June 28, 2020 4:42 am

The family of Emmanuel Kushi has been distraught over the kidnap of their daughter, Patience, which occurred four days ago.

Their fears were further raised by bizarre messages from suspected cultists who kidnapped the 20-year-old undergraduate in Bauchi State.

One of the messages stated that they didn’t need money but the victim’s virginity.

Speaking with journalists on Saturday, the victim’s father, Emmanuel Kushi, said his daughter, a 100 level Pharmacology student at the Bauchi State University, Gadau, left the house on Wednesday and was abducted on her way home after visiting his younger brother.

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Bandits Kill 11, Kidnap Scores, Rape Women In Niger

January 26, 2020 4:47 am

Armed bandits were again on rampage in some Niger communities on Saturday, killing 11 people, kidnapping scores of others, and raping women. The incident took place about 6am at Kudodo, Galapai, Dnakpala, Makera, and Dnalgwa villages of Shiroro Local Government Area.
The senator for Niger East Senatorial District, Alhaji Sani Musa, sent an urgent appeal for intervention to the federal government to halt the carnage. The distress message in the aftermath of the attacks was the second by the lawmaker in one week following similar assaults by gunmen.

Saturday’s invasion was said to have been carried out by …

Gunmen Kidnap District Head In Kano

January 14, 2020 5:24 am
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped the district head of Karshi town, Alhaji Adamu Muhammad (sarkin Yamma) in Rogo local government area of Kano State.

The incident happened on Monday, in Karshi town, at about 3:00 a.m. and whisked away the district head.

The suspected kidnappers are yet to contact any member of the family for ransom for the release of the victim.

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Spokesman, Kano State police command confirmed the incident to THISDAY.

Details latter…

NAN

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Suspected Gunmen Kidnap 70-Year-Old Grandmother In Ondo

January 6, 2020 12:32 pm
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a 70-year-old grandmother in Ondo State.

The victim identified as Mrs Fehintola Wewe was said to have been forcefully taken from her home situated at 13, Broad Street, Sabomi in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Her abduction is coming three weeks after some gunmen kidnapped wife, children, and driver of a traditional ruler in the state, Oba Rufus Akinrinmade.

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For Mrs Wewe, her abductors took her away at about 11 pm during the weekend when the suspected kidnappers invaded her

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Police

Police Speaks On Kidnap Of 40 Nigerians In Katsina

January 6, 2020 12:32 pm
The Katsina State Police Command on Monday denied reports making rounds online that about 40 persons were kidnapped by bandits along Jibia – Batsari road on Sunday.

The Command Spokesman, Superintendent Gambo Isa, in a statement, described the news as a ’’ mere rumour’’ and urged the public to disregard such information.

It was reported that bandits numbering over sixty, armed with AK 47 rifles on Friday blocked the Jibia – Batsari road in Ruma village, Katsina State.

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They were reported to have forcefully stopped two J5 motor vehicles

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Gunmen Kidnap APC Chairman In Ondo

January 6, 2020 9:20 am

Armed men suspected to be kidnappers on Sunday kidnapped a ward Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State.

The ward Chairman identified as James Tolorunju Ajulo was said to have been taken away by the kidnappers when they stormed his home.

Ajulo who was abducted in front of his residence at Ibaka quarters of Akungba Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government was driven away in his personal car after the gunmen had ransacked his house.

It was gathered that he was the factional chairman of the APC at Ward 13, Akoko South-West LGA of the state.

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Gunmen Kidnap 3 Construction Workers In Niger

December 10, 2019 1:10 pm

Police in Niger say gunmen have kidnapped two expatriates and a Nigerian staff of Triacta Construction Company in Galadima Kogo village of Shiroro Local Government Area of the state.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Adamu Usman, who disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Tuesday, said the gunmen who wore military uniform came to the village on over 20 motorcycles and attacked workers of the construction firm.

Usman said the incident occurred on Monday at about 12:45 hours along Shiroro-Galadima road.

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“The victims were seized by …

Nigeria Militants Kidnap 14, Including 2 Red Cross Workers

December 5, 2019 3:31 pm

Armed militants in northeast Nigeria have kidnapped 14 people, including two Red Cross workers and an army sergeant, security sources said on Thursday.

The group were intercepted by fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Wednesday night in Borno state, two Nigerian security sources said.

“Terrorists from ISWAP set up a roadblock on a road between Maiduguri and Damaturu yesterday… and took 14 people,” said one security source said.

“Among the kidnap victims are an army sergeant and his family and two Red Cross staff who were also taken.”

A second security source confirmed the kidnapping …

Pirates Kidnap Nine From Norwegian Ship Off Benin

Pirates Kidnap Nine From Norwegian Ship Off Benin

November 5, 2019 8:24 am

Pirates have kidnapped nine crew members from a Norwegian shipping vessel off the coast of Benin Republic in West Africa.

The vessel was carrying gypsum; a mineral used as a fertiliser, and was at anchor, owner JJ Ugland said.

The Benin Navy’s anti-piracy team has been on patrol in the Bight of Benin in the Gulf of Guinea. It is described as one of the world’s most dangerous seas.

The Gulf of Guinea is world’s most dangerous piracy hotspot, says the International Maritime Bureau (IMB).

Some 62 seafarers have been captured off the coasts of Nigeria, Guinea, Togo, Benin and …

Suspected Jihadists Kidnap Six Teachers In Mali - Security

Suspected Jihadists Kidnap Six Teachers In Mali – Security

October 25, 2019 4:55 pm
Six school teachers were kidnapped Friday by suspected jihadists in central Mali because they spoke French in the classroom, local and security forces said.

More than 900 schools have closed in the country, one of the poorest in the world, with more than two-thirds of them in central regions that since 2012 have witnessed insurrections by separatists, Salafists and jihadists, interlaced with inter-ethnic violence.

“Terrorists kidnapped six teachers from a school in Korientze because they were teaching in French,” a security source told AFP.

Malian officials use the word “terrorist” to describe jihadists.

A municipal council member added that the

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