Category: Kidnapping Update
I was kidnapped, trafficked for sex in 4 countries – 16yr-old student
On June 11, 2021, when 16-year-old Senior Secondary School, SSS 2 student, Deborah (not real name) of a government secondary school in Benin, Edo State,...
UNILAG reacts to video of ‘kidnap attempt’
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has allayed fears over an incident on the campus. A viral video circulating on social media and WhatsApp suggested...
Ogun students block Lagos, Abeokuta road as gunmen allegedly kidnap two
Students of D.S. Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Itori in Ogun State have blocked the Lagos-Abeokuta road over the alleged abduction of two of them by some...
Terrorists Abduct Woman, Two Children, Others From Monarch’s Palace
Bandits have abducted a mother, two children and servants from a traditional ruler’s residence in Sokoto State. Nationnewslead learnt that the...
Gunmen kidnap 10 persons in Ondo, demand N100m ransom
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted no fewer than 10 persons in Ondo State. The victims were kidnapped during the weekend on a farm at...
Nigerian Government, We’ve Been Mourning For Eight Years – Parents Of 110 Remaining Chibok Schoolgirls
Nearly eight years after 276 schoolgirls were abducted in Chibok, Borno State, parents of about 110 girls yet to be rescued have again cried out, demanding...
Gunmen kidnap 11 council workers demand N25m ransom
11 workers of Umunneochi council in Abia State have been kidnapped by yet to be identified gunmen. The council workers who were said to be returning...
Suspected herdsmen gang rape, kill housewife in Ondo
Suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly gang-raped and killed a housewife, Mrs Roseline Joguntan at Igbokoda in Ilaje council area of Ondo State....
Kidnapped Catholic priest’s father found dead
A mixture of tension, confusion, apprehension and mourning, has gripped indigenes of Umuakagu Nsu in Ehime Mbano local council area of Imo State, following...
Another Schoolgirl Abducted, Killed In Kaduna After Family Paid Ransom
Residents of Zaria in Kaduna State have been thrown into mourning following the murder of an eight-year-old girl, Asma’u Shuaibu, who was kidnapped and...
Hoodlums in army uniform kidnap seven wedding guests in Ogun, demand N60m ransom
Armed hoodlums dressed in army uniform have abducted seven wedding guests at the Isara, Ogun State end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Nationnewslead...
Amotekun arrests man with human parts in Osun
Operatives of Osun Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun on Wednesday arrested a suspect with mutilated human parts. The suspect arrested in Igege...
Banditry: Suspected gunmen allegedly kill 7 family members
Suspected Gunmen on Monday night opened fire on residents of Sabon Birni community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State and killed seven family...
Suspects named Rochas Okorocha, Uche Nwosu as bandits, kidnappers’ sponsors – Imo govt
Imo State Government says some suspects have named former Governor Rochas Okorocha and Uche Nwosu as sponsors of bandits and kidnappers. Nwosu,...
Again, gunmen invade Ekiti LG, abduct businesswoman, smash farmer’s head
Gunmen on Saturday abducted a popular trader identified as Alhaja Nusirat in Iyemero Ekiti community in the Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The...
We are combing bushes to rescue abducted trader in Ekiti – Police
The Ekiti State Police Command on Sunday said that in collaboration with other security outfits, it is combing the bushes to rescue a popular trader,...
Kidnap victim rescued, gang member arrested during disagreement on Europe-returnee‘s abduction
The Delta State Police Command has rescued a 63-year-old woman abducted by suspected kidnappers in the Ughelli area of the state. Nationnewslead...
Police rescue soldier, 15 others abducted by Boko Haram
A team of policemen patrolling Maiduguri-Damaturu road, on Monday prevented the abduction of a soldier and 15 travellers by insurgents. The...
Suspected Kidnappers Shoot Kogi Commissioner, Kidnap Others
The Kogi State Commissioner for Environment, Adewale Omofaiye, has been shot in the leg by suspected kidnappers. The incident occurred around 5 pm...
Bandits release 10 of 13 abducted LG staff
The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the release of 10 of the 13 abducted workers of the Zaria Local Government Council in Kaduna State....
