LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For three days, an unidentified Lagos businesswoman allegedly lived in a bush at the mercy of kidnappers after she was abducted from her home in Ijedodo, Lagos state. Her freedom reportedly came when she allegedly paid the sum of N21 million ransom, a bottle of Eagle Schnapps, a power bank, and…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH ((NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a businessman, Alhaji Yusuf Keche, after he observed Isha’i prayers at a mosque in Dabi, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A resident of Dabi, Ibrahim Suleiman, said the incident occurred on Monday, shortly after the victim had finished observing Isha’i prayers…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed bandits have reportedly invaded Igbesi community in the Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducting the traditional ruler, Oba Moses Oyinloye Iwedunmoye I, the Kabiyesi Onigbesi of Igbesi land. Igbesi is a community within Oke-Onigbin town in the Isin Local Government Area of Kwara South Senatorial District. The Tribune gathered…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Armed men have kidnapped dozens of people during an attack on a mosque and surrounding villages in Nigeria’s central Niger State, survivors and police officials say. The raiders stormed Kpenya Mosque in the Dekara district of Borgu Local Government Area at around 2pm (13:00 GMT) on Friday, after first attacking the…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Affa community in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State have cried out to Governor Peter Mbah and security authorities after heavily armed kidnappers invaded a Catholic church in the community during worship on Sunday, abducting a seminarian, a catechist and three other worshippers. According to distressed residents, the attackers,…
By Zagazola Makama LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have abducted a staff member of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) along the Ebenebe axis of Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, while a businessman narrowly escaped a separate attack on the same road after sustaining a gunshot wound. Police sources told Zagazola Makama…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Nura Abdullahi, has been abducted by armed terrorists after an attack on his residence in the early hours of Saturday. The attack, which also claimed the lives of two police officers, a local vigilante, and a civilian, triggered a swift response from troops…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than four hostages and a solider were reported killed during a kidnapping incident targeting Chinese expatriates in Magbon Village, Mowe area of Obafemi-Owode Local Government, Ogun State. DAILY POST had earlier reported that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers stormed the dredging site popularly called Capo in the early hours of Monday….
