IBADAN, Nigeria — Gunmen have kidnapped the younger sister of Nigeria’s former Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, along with her 12-year-old twin sons in Ibadan...
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ABUJA, Nigeria — The family of a Nigerian schoolteacher who was allegedly abducted and beheaded by terrorists has made an urgent, direct appeal to President...
KATSINA, Nigeria — A former senior political aide in northern Nigeria, who was recently paraded by police over his alleged involvement in a child-kidnapping...
IBADAN, Nigeria — Detectives in Oyo State are conducting a forensic analysis on a viral video showing the staff and pupils who were kidnapped during a daylight...
Police in Lagos have arrested a husband and wife who allegedly faked their own abduction to extort 10m naira (£5,000; $6,200) from their own families. The...
Kidnappers in the North Central Nigerian state of Kwara have demanded a total of 450 million naira (£221,000; $282,000) for the release of a traditional ruler...
Abuja, Nigeria All 230 schoolchildren snatched from a boarding school in central Nigeria have been released, ending a days-long ordeal that had sparked...
A senior official from Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) who was abducted earlier this month has been released, police have...
Armed bandits operating in the north-eastern part of Nigeria have reportedly imposed a levy of 60 million Naira (approximately £30,000 or $40,000 USD) on...
A former head of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Maharazu Tsiga, has described his harrowing 56 days in captivity, revealing that he and...