LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Three female students of the same parents were abducted by gunmen last Thursday, on their way from school in Ikeja, Lagos. The parents of the victims, Mr. and Mrs. Otulana, said they were yet to get a message on why they were abducted. The victims, two secondary school students and their little…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS0-At least 80 children have been abducted by bandits in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The children, who are between the ages of 12 and 17, were kidnapped on Friday morning, according to BBC Hausa. Some parents of the abducted children who spoke to the British media outlet said the victims…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have killed a retired customs officer Micah Gochin and whisked away his son in Plateau State. A community source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told The Nation the retired customs officer was attacked around 11:00 pm on Sunday in his residence. The Nation learnt the kidnappers who positioned themselves around the residence…
LAGOS February 1st (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday abducted Cross River state Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Gertrude Njar barely 72 hours after an aide to a federal lawmaker, Mr Kenneth Abang was also kidnapped along Calabar-Ikom federal highway. Findings by Vanguard showed that Mrs. Njar and another lady that was yet to…
LAGOS JANUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than six pupils at the Local Government Education Authority Primary School, Alwaza, in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have been kidnapped by heavily armed men who stormed the school premises on Friday morning. A source in the community who pleaded anonymity told our correspondent that the incident occurred…
LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A terror group has kidnapped the chief Imam of Masama-Mudi village in Zamfara, Northwest Nigeria, known for preaching against the activities of terrorists in the area. The incident occurred on Dec. 29, HumAngle has reported. Mustapha Mohammed, a relative of the imam, said: “The chief Imam is a 75-year-old man married to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Nigerian Army has rescued a female Lieutenant, P. P. Johnson abducted by unknown gunmen terrorising the South-East part of the country. A trending video showed the officer being tortured by the gunmen after she was abducted in her hometown, Ihube. She was said to have travelled to her hometown for…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The woman suspected of stealing a car that had 5-month-old twins inside was taken into custody Thursday in Indianapolis, but one of the children was not located with her and remains missing, Columbus police said Thursday. Suspect Nalah Jackson was arrested at approximately 2 p.m. Thursday by officers with the Indianapolis Metro…