LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Speaking with this reporter, a security agent who does not want his name published advised passengers and motorists plying highways to be vigilant as some kidnappers disguise as drivers or passengers and abduct travelers on highways. According to him, one of his neighbours who were released by the kidnappers narrated his ugly…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The spate of kidnapping across the 21 local governments in Kogi State, between April 26 and May 20, has put the state under focus in recent times. A record of reported incidents in various communities within 25 days shows that over 28 persons were abducted, excluding those reportedly kidnapped in three buses,…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a dramatic turn of events, kidnappers, who abducted the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in Ose council area of Ondo State, Nelson Adepoyigi, have detained the ransom bearers. The kidnappers have reportedly demanded for fresh N30 million to release the three captives. The two ransom bearers, identified as Bayode Loco and…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (EWSRANGERS)-Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has warned landlords that his administration will demolish buildings linked to criminal activities, including kidnapping, cultism, and rituals, to ensure a crime-free state. Speaking during the demolition of a building in Benin City’s Ogheghe area, used for internet fraud and kidnapping, Okpebholo expressed dismay, stating, “I am…
By: Zagazola Makama LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a harrowing display of mob injustice, 16 innocent travelers from Northern Nigeria lost their lives in the Udune Efandion community of Uromi, Edo State, after being falsely accused of kidnapping. This unfathomable tragedy unfolded on Thursday, as an irate mob took the law into their own hands, fueled…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The kidnappers, who abducted three members of staff of Innoson Motors from his motorcycle showroom in Nnewi Town, Anambra State, may now be in a dilemma on what to do with the victims after Innoson boss, Chief Innocent Chukwuma, snubbed them over demand of N150m ransom for the release of the staff. …
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A teenage student, Benjamin Basil, who was apprehended by security operatives at a bank in Jos with devices suspected to be bomb explosives while trying to rob them of N100m on Tuesday narrated how kidnappers forced him into the act. Speaking with PUNCH Online on Tuesday at the police Command headquarters in…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday reiterated his directives to security agencies and the ministry of defence that no ransom should be paid by the government to kidnappers, bandits, or any criminal elements for the release of abducted persons. The Minister of Information and National Orientation disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents…