Tag: ransom
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Kidnappers kill pastor after collecting N1m ransom
kidnappers kill pastor after collecting N1m ransom A Pastor with the Evangelical Church Winning All in Kogi State, David Musa, has been killed by his abductors. The pastor, who was kidnapped earlier in the week, was killed after his abductors had collected N1 million ransom. READ ALSO: Rapper Diddy faces 15-year jail as ex-lover sues…
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Bandits kill kidnapped Local Govt Director despite collecting N7m ransom
Bandits kill kidnapped Local Govt Director despite collecting N7m ransom Bandits have killed the Director of Works and Housing of Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, Mallam Yakubu Abdullahi Bala, after collecting N7m ransom from his family. It was gathered that Bala was abducted from his home in Mariga town over 20 days ago.…
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BREAKING: ₦1m ransom paid for my release, says kidnapped corper
BREAKING: ₦1m ransom paid for my release, says kidnapped corper A National Youth Service Corps member, Miss Esther Akande, with Call-up No.: NYSC/IFE/2023/201810 (Batch B stream 2), who was kidnapped on Wednesday, August 16, while on her way to the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Magaji Dan Yanusa Keffi, Nasarawa State, and released on Saturday, August…
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Female pastor, two others nabbed for kidnapping, collecting N5.5m ransom
Female pastor, two others nabbed for kidnapping, collecting N5.5m ransom Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested three suspects for kidnapping a woman in Obinoba community of Ukwuani Local Government Area of the state. The arrest came after the kidnappers had collected N2 million ransom and jewelries worth N3.5 million as ransom. Those…
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Kidnappers demand N70m to release former Nasarawa Deputy gov
Kidnappers demand N70m to release former Nasarawa Deputy gov LESS than 24 hours after the former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa state, Professor Onje Gye Wado was kidnapped, his abductors have placed a N70 million ransom for his release. A family source who is monitoring the developments. told our correspondent that the kidnappers placed a call…
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Bandits execute 5 kidnap victims after ransom deadline passes in Niger
After spending two weeks in captivity, five of the over 60 victims abducted from Adunu in Kafin-Koro district of Paikoro and Beni in Munya local government areas of Niger State were executed by their abductors for failure to meet the deadline for the payment of the N100 million ransom the kidnappers demanded. Among those killed…
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Bandits kill chief’s wife after N2m ransom in Kaduna
Bandits have shot dead the senior wife of a Fulani chief, Hulaira Hussaini Ardo, after collecting a N2 million ransom from the family in Kaduna State. City & Crime had reported that bandits on February 11, 2023, invaded the residence of the Chief, Malam Husaaini Ardo, at Rugan Ardo in Kagarko LGA and abducted his…
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Abductors of Lagos trader demand ransom in dollars
Release victim but vow to come back for balance An abducted Lagos-based Igbo businessman, Timothy Uche, has regained freedom some days after his family was made pay ransom in dollars. Uche, who deals in different kinds of electronics, was kidnapped in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State last Friday. His abductors, a gang of four…
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Choose between death and ransom, police tell two men taken to Edo bush
An Ondo State resident has narrated to FIJ how policemen extorted N61,000 from him and a friend on Friday. The 23-year-old student said he was travelling with his friend from Akure, the Ondo State capital, to Benin in Edo State when policemen stopped their vehicle. He said the policemen accused them of fraud, took them…
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Jos-based pastor fakes own kidnap, collects N600,000 ransom from members
A Jos-based pastor, Albarka Bitrus, has been arrested by operatives of the Plateau State Police Command for stagging his own kidnap and demanding ransom from members of his congregation. The command’s spokesman, Alabo Alfred, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday said that the clergyman was arrested alongside his collaborators following intelligence reports after…