LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Some gunmen on Tuesday abducted all the passengers in an Abuja-bound commercial bus along the Benin-Auchi road in Edo State. The incident reportedly happened around 11 a.m. between the Ehor and Iruekpen axis of the busy highway. A commuter, who identified himself as Idris Audu, said the kidnappers struck at a failed…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, on Saturday, kidnapped the Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa, along Oza Road, in Orhiomwon Local Government Area of the state. They also reportedly killed Okungbowa’s driver. Okungbowa was said to be on his way to Benin, Edo State capital after attending a social event organised…
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A man with hunchback who was declared missing two weeks ago has been found dead in a suspected case of ritual killing. Mr Suberu Dada, of Obeiba Ihima, Okehi LGA, Kogi State, was kidnapped on Nov 22. Unfortunately, his decaying body was found today, Dec 8, at Iruvochinomi, Ege, Adavi LGA in Kogi…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The wife of Olugbenga Ale, the Chief of Staff to the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has been kidnapped. The police and sources within the government house confirmed this to PREMIUM TIMES. Mrs Ale was abducted at Owena in Idanre council of the state on Thursday night. The incident happened hours after…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Unknown gunmen suspected to be assassins have killed a retired Shell staff simply identified as ETK Amah, after abducting him on Tuesday night in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Details on the incident are still sketchy, however, it was gathered Amah, said to be a former NUPENG chairman, was kidnapped in…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A pregnant woman in Rigachikun, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State has been shot dead following shootout between suspected kidnappers and security operatives. Details of the incident which reportedly took place on Tuesday evening remained sketchy as of press time. The woman’s husband, it was gathered, was abducted. The woman has…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Edo State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Mr Presley Ediagnonya was found dead in the forest few days after unknown gunmen abducted him from his farm in the state. His body was found on Friday night abandoned in a forest. Hopes by family members that he would be found alive have…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The kidnapped Leader of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Presley Ediagbonya, had been found dead in the bush, two days after he was kidnapped. Though the police could not confirm the development, the member representing Ovia Federal Constituency of Edo State, Denis Idahosa, described it as a sad development. Ediagbonya,…