LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Adewunmi Samuel Sofomade, the leader of the Abuja-based music band kidnapped along the Lokoja highway, has disclosed the amount paid for their release. DAILY POST reports that the band leader was abducted in December 2023, alongside his crew, while returning from a show in Kogi State. The 13-man group was later released…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Zenith Bank staff of Suleja branch identified as Austin Ilom who was reportedly kidnapped 3 weeks ago from his house in Kubwa has died. According to Joe Igbokwe who shared the sad story, “They asked for N50m ransom, the bank refused to help him because he was kidnapped at home and…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The abductors of nine people from Pavu community in Kuje Area Council of the FCT have asked the families of the victims to send them foodstuff, saying they will discuss the issue of ransom with them later. City & Crime had reported that kidnappers in the early hours of Tuesday invaded Pavu…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Kidnappers of the wife of a Redeemed Christian Church of God’s pastor, Mrs Blessing Ajiboye, have demanded a ransom of N100m from the family to release her. Blessing, wife of Pastor Johnson Ajiboye a senior pastor of RCCG, was abducted in her provision store at Elerinjare, a sleepy town in the Ifelodun…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Daredevil gunmen wrecking havoc across the country have resumed their onslaught against citizens after a break occasioned by the cash crunch. DAILY POST reports that the recent cash scarcity that was birthed by the redesigning of old naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, halted activities of the assailants. The…
LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the forthcoming general election, many Nigerians have been thrown into fear following the spate of kidnapping in the country between Thursday night and yesterday evening. Reports gathered by The Guardian from across the country indicated that no fewer than 19 persons were kidnapped in the last 24 hours, with relatives…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kidnappers have seized three members of a Baptist Church in Iwo sent to deliver ransom for the release of two members of the church with the kidnappers. The two members were reportedly kidnapped five days ago while returning from their farms in the Ileogbo area of Osun State. A few hours after…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Motorists plying Enugu–Opi–Nsukka road are currently forced to park for over two hours following the blockade of the road by alleged kidnappers. The spot of the incident is around a police checkpoint by Ekwuegbe in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State. Our correspodent saw armed operatives of the Nigerian Army…