Nigerians paid an astounding ₦2.23 trillion as ransom to kidnappers between May 2023 and April 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS’s…
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Nigerians paid ₦1.04 billion in ransom to kidnappers over the course of a year, according to a new report by SBM Intelligence. The security analysis firm…
Gunmen in northwestern Nigeria have tragically killed an influential traditional ruler, Isa Bawa, the Emir of Gobir, after he was held captive for three weeks. The…
A Channels Television reporter Joshua Rogers was kidnapped by armed men near his residence in the Rumuosi area of Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers state…
The armed assailants who seized 286 students and staff from a school in Kaduna State last week have demanded a total of N1 Billion for their…
President Bola Tinubu has stated that no ransom will be paid for the release of the children kidnapped from Kuriga town in Kaduna State. The President…
The FCT Police Command in Abuja has successfully apprehended a gang of notorious kidnappers. The kidnappers were arrested in the Tudun-Wada Lugbe and Pyakasa areas of…
31 passengers from the Edo train were allegedly abducted on Saturday by hoodlums, who reportedly wanted an N620 million ransom in exchange for their release. The…
The Senate on Wednesday, passed the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013 (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which made payment of ransom to kidnappers illegal in Nigeria. It was reported…