LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Army, 32 Artillery Brigade, Owena Barracks, Akure, says it is battle-ready to rid Ondo State and neighbouring states of kidnappers and bandits. Brig. Gen. Zakari Logun Abubakar, Commander of the 32 Artillery Brigade, disclosed this to SaharaReporters in an interview on Friday. Abubakar lamented the rampant cases of kidnapping which…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has condemned the behaviour of troops of the AFN, captured in a trending video, who allegedly maltreated some suspected armed bandits and kidnappers arrested along the Abuja Kaduna highway, describing it as unprofessional. According to a statement by the Acting Director, Defence information, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu on Wednesday,…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected herdsmen kidnappers have taking over Osun State as travelers and motorists traveling along Gbongan-Ibadan and Ife-Ilesha-Akure Expressway are living in fear because they do not know who will be the next victim. Information gathered had it that the pastor in charge of Apostolic Church, Oke-yidi road, Modakeke was said to have…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWRANGERS)-A kidnapped victim along Benin-Ore has alleged that the frequent abduction of travelers along the the Benin-Ore expressway specially by Igbogi community is organised by a cartel made up of some security personnel, hawkers along the road and some influential people within the area. The victim was kidnapped on Friday close to…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector – General of Police Intelligence Response Team ( IRT) has arrested most wanted kidnap kingpin School boy . Also arrested in company with him were six other members of his gang . They have been on the police wanted list ,but they were arrested after killing a Nigerian serving with…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWRANGERS)-A father has done a remarkable act after successfully rescuing his family from the hands of dreaded kidnappers. A Nigerian dad has become the toast of town after he chased some kidnappers who abducted his wife and sons in Lekki, Lagos. Wavygist Reports. The dad with the Instagram username Ideal Gold, said…
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Daily Trust staff Ahmad Garba was kidnapped on his way from Abuja to Kaduna on March 7, 2019. Here, he shares his harrowing eight-day ordeal in the kidnappers’ den. Daily Trust: How were you kidnapped? Ahmad Garba: It happened on Thursday March 7, 2019. After we finished production in the office, I…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Troops of the Nigerian Army participating in Exercise Python Dance III have killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued four civilians in Ukpelede community in the Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State. Our correspondent learnt that the troops, attached to 29 Battalion and 6 Division Area on Thursday, encountered a gang…