National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, are at loggerheads over claims that the federal government is secretly paying ransom to bandits.
El-Rufai, speaking on a TV programme, alleged that billions of naira have...
Development experts have shed light on why kidnapping for ransom continues to thrive in Nigeria, especially in the North, despite government efforts to curb the menace.
Their views followed a new report by SBM Intelligence, which revealed that kidnappers demanded...
The Katsina State Government says Abdulsalam Rabiu-Faskari, the National Qur’an Recitation Competition winner, his father, and his brother are alive but still in captivity.
Commissioner for Information Dr. Bala Salisu-Zango said on Friday that their abductors are demanding N30 million...
Gunmen have killed two kidnapped victims in Gwargwada, Kuje Area Council, over a delay in ransom payment.
The victims, Mohammed Danladi and Nasiru Yusuf, were abducted alongside a herder and a woman at Gwombe junction along the Gwargwada-Rubochi road last Wednesday.
A family member, Shuaibu Abdullahi, said the...
Gunmen abducted retired NYSC Director-General, General Maharazu Tsiga, along with nine others, and have demanded a N250 million ransom for his release.
According to an anonymous family source, the ransom demand was communicated shortly after the incident, which took place...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that Nigerian households experienced 26.53 million crime incidents in rural areas between May 2023 and April 2024, with a staggering N2.23 trillion paid as ransom during the period.
The Crime Experience and Security...
Soldiers from the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Jalingo, Taraba State, have captured a kidnapper who admitted to abducting 20 people and securing N70 million in ransom payments.
The suspect, Suleiman Ahmed from Bomanda village, was apprehended during...
Some suspected Bandits who kidnapped 61 villagers at Budah Hausa village in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State about three weeks ago have reportedly killed five of their victims.
The report suggested Fifty-one (51) others were released to their...
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Workers residing in Abuja are grappling with rising transportation costs, with many spending a significant portion of their income...
