By Mohammed Lere LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The fragile calm that returned to the Kaduna-Abuja highway after years of deadly kidnappings and attacks appears to be fading, as incidents of abduction are quietly resurfacing along one of Nigeria’s busiest transport corridors. The latest incident, the abduction and eventual death of former House of Representatives member, Abba…
LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A mother of one of the GUO bus passengers abducted along the Benin–Lagos Expressway on Monday has cried out after the kidnappers demanded N50 million ransom to release her daughter. Her daughter, identified as Christiana, was among passengers on an 18-seater bus abducted on along the expressway In a viral video,…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A kidnapped member of the Edo State Security Corps, Yusuf Kazim, has escaped from the den of his abductors along with two other victims. The daring escape was said to have occurred after he engaged the gunmen in a fierce battle and disarmed them in the process. A source told PUNCH…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kidnappers operating around Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have abandoned a ransom and arms after their getaway vehicle was involved in an accident. The incident occurred on Monday morning at Angwan Mayo, along Kokona axis, when the gang’s Peugeot 406 car, loaded with firearms, crashed shortly after collecting ransom from…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The abductors of six Nigerian Law School students have reportedly threatened to execute the victims if the ransom demanded is not paid, PUNCH Metro has learnt. The students were abducted in Benue State on Saturday, July 26, while travelling from Onitsha, Anambra State, to the Yola campus of the Nigerian Law School…
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…