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A High Court, sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria presided over by Justice Gabriel Ette, has on Friday, June 2, sentenced three women to death for specialising in kidnapping and selling of children in the state. The women identified as Enobong Nsikak Sunday (38), Gertrude Thompson Akpan (48), and Mary Okon James (49) were […]
Continue ReadingAttorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, says the introduction of the naira redesign policy by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has significantly reduced the rate of kidnappings in the country. In a fresh interview with Radio Nigeria Kaduna, Malami said there were positive sides of the policy that were […]
Continue ReadingUnited States Institute of Peace (USIP) has revealed that the rate of kidnapping across Nigeria has increased by 169 per cent in two years. In a report posted on its website titled: “Six Alternative Ways to Measure Peace in Nigeria”, which is part of its ongoing research to understand how Nigeria measures peace, USIP stated […]
Continue ReadingA bill seeking to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined in the country was on Wednesday May 19 considered by the Nigerian senate. The bill titled Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which stipulates a 15-year jail sentence for anyone found guilty of such action is […]
Continue ReadingA Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Iyaganku in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, on Tuesday, ordered that alleged notorious Fulani warlord in Ibarapaland, Iskilu Wakili, 70, be remanded in a correctional facility. The police charged Wakili alongside his sons Abu, 45; Samaila, 27; as well as Aliyu Manu, 20; with six counts bordering on conspiracy, murder, […]
Continue ReadingTravelling on Nigerian roads have become more dangerous in recent times because of the activities of kidnappers and abductors. And the southwest roads are no different. As reported, bandits, including foreigners, have invaded southwest forests, where they have apparently set up temporary camps. From these camps, they intermittently storm the highways and kidnap travellers, whom […]
Continue ReadingToday, the Salt Lake City Police department confirms that 31-year-old Nigerian national identified as Ayoola Adisa Ajayi has been charged with aggravated murder and kidnapping in the case of missing Utah student, Mackenzie Lueck. Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown said DNA testing shows that during a search of Ajayi’s residence, human tissue was found and subsequent […]
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