Kidnap

December 13, (THEWILL) - At least 15 people kidnapped by bandits in Sokoto state have reportedly escaped from their abductors. One of them, a technical official working with a firm managing telecommunications masts in Isa Local Government Area (LGA) of the...

August 29, (THEWILL) - Two children based in Lagos have been rescued following their abduction allegedly by a nanny. The nanny, identified as Precious, was said to have absconded with the minors (a four-year-old boy and two-year-old girl) on Monday and...

June 12, (THEWILL) - After about 24 hours with his abductors, the Emir of Kajuru in Kaduna State, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu, has regained his freedom. A palace source confirmed his release but did not speak on whether or not any...

July 11, (THEWILL) - Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted the Provost, Zamfara State College of Agriculture, Bakura, Alhaji Habibu Mainasara. Also kidnapped are a teacher at Government Science Secondary School Bakura, Malam Mohammed Kabi and one other boy. A member...

BEVERLY HILLS, May 20, (THEWILL) - The Senate on Wednesday considered a Bill that seeks to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined. The Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2021,...

BEVERLY HILLS, May 11, (THEWILL) - A minister with the Deeper Life Bible Church at Irese town, Akure South Local Government, identified as Pastor Ogedengbe, has been abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. The incident happened on Monday evening...

BEVERLY HILLS, May 05, (THEWILL) - The abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have been released by bandits. The Chairman of the forum of the abducted parents,...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 14, (THEWILL) – The Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka in Kaduna State, has been shut down and the students asked to leave the school. This comes after late Thursday's attack by bandits on the school where over...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 11, (THEWILL) – The Edo State Police Command has confirmed that unknown gunmen abducted two students and a lecturer at the National Institute of Construction Technology, Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. Parents are said...

BEVERLY HILLS, February 17, (THEWILL) - Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello, says his administration will not pay ransom to kidnappers. He said this after a brief meeting with heads of security agencies in the state at the Government...