LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers have killed a yet-to-be-identified traveler and abducted seven others on Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway. Vanguard reliably gathered that the gunmen, numbering about seven, armed with AK 47 rifles, struck around 6pm on Friday, between Ilisan, Ceplast industry and Iperu junction axis of the expressway. A viral audio from one…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits have reportedly attacked a government primary school at Kuriga community of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, abducting scores of children. The community is located along the Kaduna Birnin-Gwari Road which has been under control of bandits for many years. The police authorities and the Kaduna State government are yet…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A groom and his family members have been abducted on their way to Kogi State for his wedding. A family member of the bride, Serah Ibrahim, who disclosed this on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, said the kidnappers demanded N250m ransom. “So my mum just told me that her cousin’s fiancé and all…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 100 persons have been abducted by terrorists, locally dubbed as bandits, in a mass attack on residents of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. It was learnt that the gunmen raided four villages which were; Mutumji, Sabongari Mahuta, Kwanar Dutsi and Unguwar Kawo, for failing to pay levies…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have abducted a retired Major-General an Imo State community in Nigeria’s South-East. The victim, identified simply as Maj Gen RC Duru (rtd), was abducted last weekend in Orji area, Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State. SaharaReporters learnt that the Major-General was driving himself in a black Mercedes Benz ML…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Dare devil gunmen have stormed a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) parish in Abule-Ori, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun, killing the pastor and abducting seven members of the church. Mr Soji Ganzallo, the Commander, Ogun State So-Safe Corps, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Sunday. Gonzallo explained…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed Emmanuel Igwe, an electoral officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ebonyi. NAN reports that the victim was killed on Sunday when the gunmen attacked him and his wife along the Ishiagu axis of the Ishiagu-Mpu road while returning from Anambra state. The…
LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police operatives in Adamawa state have apprehended a 29-year-old man identified as Abubakar Kawu, for allegedly kidnapping and strangling a 6-year-old boy known as Abdulhafiz Buba Aliyu. According to the police, Kawu, who runs a dry cleaning service based in Jada, kidnapped the boy into the bush on May 12, 2023, and…