LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three staff of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, CRIN, in Ibadan, have been kidnapped. The victims were reportedly snatched from a farm within the premises of the institute while inspecting crops. Public Relations Officer of the Oyo Police command, Olayinka Ayanlade confirmed the abduction, noting investigations have already commenced. He urged…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have killed two people and abducted the All Progressives Congress Chairman of Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State, Alhaji Abdullahi Fanka, in a fresh overnight attack on the community. The latest attack came barely 24 hours after gunmen killed the APC Chairman of Rantan Ward in Bebeji Local Government Area,…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have murdered an All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman of Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. Naija News understands that the deceased, Hon. Ishaq Onu Yunusa, was attacked and murdered along the Itobe–Ochadamu Expressway, around Ojuwo Olijo, in Ofu Local Government Area on Thursday, August 27, 2026. Spokesperson for the Kogi…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The FRSC officer had reportedly died in Osogbo, capital of Osun State, after a brief illness. The abductors reached the family, demanding N450million for the victims to regain their freedom, Daily Trust reports. Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted the remains of a late Deputy Corps Commander of the Federal…
LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Confusion has trailed the abduction of a chieftain of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Comrade Bayo Fabiyi, alongside two other persons in Oko-Irese, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. It was gathered that Fabiyi was abducted alongside a driver and another associate while reportedly travelling to deliver ransom and other items…
LAGOS MAY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-30-year-old teacher and choir master, Nathaniel Baiyegun, has been arrested by the police in Ogun State for allegedly kidnapping and killing a 16-year-old student after collecting a ransom of N500,000 from her family. The deceased, said to be a West African Examination Council (WAEC) candidate, was allegedly lured to her death…
LAGOS JANUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three daughters of the Managing Director of the Plateau State Water Board, Engr. Apollos Samchi, have been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen. They were reportedly kidnapped in the early hours of Monday during an attack on Samchi’s residence in the Rantya area of Jos South Local Government Area. A source told…
LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen disguised in military uniforms have killed a soldier and abducted 13 passengers during coordinated attacks on two commercial vehicles along the Okene–Auchi highway. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-terrorism publication, the incident occurred at about 5:35 pm on Tuesday when gunmen intercepted a green Toyota Sienna, conveying nine passengers from Abuja…
