LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A new twist has emerged in the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, as reports indicate that the kidnappers are demanding both a ₦1 billion ransom and the implementation of Sharia law as conditions for the release of the victims. The development was reportedly attributed…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Presidential Candidate for the upcoming presidential election in 2027, Peter Obi, has pleaded with kidnappers holding school children and their teachers for over two weeks to release them for the sake of humanity. Writing on his X platform on Wednesday, Obi said, “I am deeply shocked and…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 26-year old Lady, Miss Annabelle Emmanuel, has narrated how kidnappers killed her mother and two other victims even after payment of N11m ransom and 14 plates of rice. Annabelle and her late mother, Favour Nosakhare, aged 66, were abducted on May 9th, 2026 from their residence in Iyowa Community, Ovia North-East…
LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected terrorists who abducted schoolchildren and teachers from three schools in Esinele, Yamota and Alawusa towns in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have opened communication channels with the state government, Saturday PUNCH can report. Two highly credible sources told our correspondents that the hoodlums refused to speak directly with…
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…