Tag: Kidnapping

Police Rescue Italian Catholic Priest Abducted In Edo, Kill 3 Suspects

5Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion, Security

Police Rescue Italian Catholic Priest Abducted In Edo, Kill 3 Suspects

An Italian Catholic Priest, Fr. Luigi Brena, who was kidnapped along Ogunwenyi, Usen community in Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo State has been rescued by the police. This was confirmed by Jennifer Iwegbu, the Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Police Command. Iwegbu said men of the Nigerian police killed three of the suspects after the clergy was abducted on Sunday in the evening. There have been cases of kidnapping of clergymen in Edo and across Nigeria. Recall that gunmen recently abducted two Catholic priests along the Benin-Auchi Expressway. See Also: Catholic Priests Abducted along Expressway in Edo The two priests identified as Fr Udo Peter of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Uromi, and Fr. Philemon Oboh of St. Joseph Retreat Centre i...

What Kidnappers Told Us About Buhari – Methodist Prelate

1Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion, Security

What Kidnappers Told Us About Buhari – Methodist Prelate

The Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Kanu-Uche, who was abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers has said the criminal elements expressed anger about President Muhammadu Buhari. During a press briefing in Lagos on Tuesday, the cleric, who said the kidnappers showed him decomposing bodies of some past victims, revealed that they are Fulani boy He said the assailants vowed that they would chew the president if he fell into their hands, saying Buhari has disappointed them. He said, “They even said that if they get Buhari, they will chew him to pieces because he had disappointed them. “We were taken into the bush and we trekked up to 15 kilometres. Eventually at 11 pm, they said we should negotiate and each of us should pay N50m, making N15...

Buhari welcomes release of Afaka Students

6May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Buhari welcomes release of Afaka Students

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, welcomed the release of the 27 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna State. He also congratulated their friends, families, the government and the people of Kaduna State on the development. Buhari’s position was contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, titled “President Buhari welcomes release of Forestry School students.’ The President was quoted as saying that, “We are happy they have been released. “We express our deep appreciation to all the actors who contributed one way or the other to this happy outcome, in particular, the defence and security agencies, the officials of the Ministry of Environment and the government o...

Kidnapped Rivers NTA Reporter Regains Freedom

15Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Crime, Law Enforcement, News, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Kidnapped Rivers NTA Reporter Regains Freedom

The Rivers State Police Command has announced the release of Mrs. Chidiebere Onyia, who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Woji, Rivers State last Tuesday, by her kidnappers. Onyia, a nursing mother and an employee of the Nigeria Television Authority, Port Harcourt Zonal office, spent five days in captivity. The kidnappers had blocked her vehicle and taken her away, leaving her colleagues who were with her behind. Confirming the development, the spokesman for the state police command, Nnamdi Omoni, in a statement on Sunday, described Ovia’s release as a Valentine’s Day gift. According to Omoni, the kidnappers abandoned Ovia and fled on sighting the police. He attributed the development to the police, saying the intense pressure mounted by the police paid off eventually. T...

Christian Obodo Regains Freedom After Abduction By Gunmen

16Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Nigeria, Terrorism, Violence

Christian Obodo Regains Freedom After Abduction By Gunmen

Former Super Eagles midfielder, Christian Obodo, who was reported to have been kidnapped on Sunday evening by gunmen in a Delta community, has been freed by the abductors. It was gathered that the ex-international was abducted by gunmen along the Refinery Road in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State alongside a female friend when he stopped by to buy banana at about 5pm. It was learnt that both Obodo and the lady friend were released by their captors on Sunday night. It was also gathered that the footballer, who retired recently from a Greece Football Club, paid undisclosed ransom before he was freed around 10:30pm on Sunday. Confirming the release of Obodo to journalists in Warri on Monday, one of his longtime friends, Big Sam, said, “He has been released. He wa...

US Forces Rescue Kidnapped American in Nigeria

31Oct

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Africa, Armed Forces, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Terrorism, United States of America

US Forces Rescue Kidnapped American in Nigeria

US military forces has rescued an American citizen in Nigeria, the Pentagon stated on Saturday, days after he was kidnapped by gunmen in the south of neighbouring Niger and apparently taken across the border. The hostage, Philip Walton, was kidnapped on Monday night at Massalata, a village about 10 kilometres (six miles) from the border with Nigeria. Walton is safe and in the care of the US State Department, the Pentagon said in a statement released on Saturday. US forces did not suffer any casualties in the rescue operation, it added. “The United States is committed to the safe return of all US citizens taken captive,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a separate statement. “We delivered on that commitment late last night in Nigeria, where some of our bravest and most ski...

Police Killing: Where is the “Rescued” Notorious Kidnapper? Police to Nigerian Army

8Aug

By adminNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Security

Police Killing: Where is the “Rescued” Notorious Kidnapper? Police to Nigerian Army

The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to the Press Release by the Nigerian Army dated 07 August, 2019, seeking to justify the unprovoked and unwarranted murder of three (3) Police officers and one (1) Civilian, and serious injury to other operatives, who were on legitimate criminal investigation activities to Taraba State, to arrest one Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume indicted in a series of high-profile kidnap incidents in the State. In the best tradition of Esprit de Corps, Inter-Agency Harmony and National Interest, the Nigeria Police Force would naturally have kept quiet, but it has become imperative to set the record straight by addressing the obvious distortion of facts inherent in the Press Release by the Nigerian Army. The most important question arising from the Ni...

NIgeria: Kwara State Government Calls for Calm after Abduction Incident

22Jul

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria, Security

NIgeria: Kwara State Government Calls for Calm after Abduction Incident

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has called for calm following the unfortunate abduction of some Turkish nationals in Edu local government area of the state. In a statement released on Sunday by his press secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye said the Governor is working closely with the security agencies to ensure prompt rescue of the expatriates. AbdulRazaq, urged the people to go about their normal and lawful businesses and not to entertain any fear, as doing so may embolden the criminals behind the development.