Tag: Abducted

Fourteen passengers of Igede origin who were abducted along the Utonkon–Okpokwu axis in Benue State have been freed after a reported ransom payment of N1 million. The victims were part of a 16-member group from Obi and Oju Local Government Areas travelling to the South-West when they were attacked around 7pm on February 9...

Police operatives in Kebbi have rescued two kidnapped persons unhurt in Ribah district of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Nafi’u Abubakar, confirmed the news in a statement on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi. He said the operation was part of the command’s ongoing onslaught against banditry and

The police have rescued a kidnapped Pakistani businessman and arrested a 46-year-old woman in Sebokeng, Gauteng. This was part of a multi-agency operation to combat the scourge of kidnappings gripping the country. The businessman, abducted in Lenasia over two months ago, was freed on Monday during a coordinated operation involving SAPS units...