LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A notorious kidnapper who has been on the police wanted list for the past months has been arrested by men of the Edo state police command. The suspect identified as Dauda Yusuf and his gang members was said to have been terrorising Auchi, Igarra, Okpilla, Fugar, Agenebode and environs, all in Edo…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some hoodlums in Tapa in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State on Tuesday attacked personnel of Amotekun, burnt their patrol van and destroyed their office in the community. Tribune Online gathered from a reliable source that the Amotekun personnel, who were on the trail of suspected kidnappers in the community…
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Kidnappers, who abducted passengers of an Abuja-bound bus along the Benin-Auchi Road on Tuesday have contacted the families of the victims for ransom before they can be released. A source, who is close to one of the families of the abductees disclosed that the family members were already looking for money…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, on Saturday, kidnapped the Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa, along Oza Road, in Orhiomwon Local Government Area of the state. They also reportedly killed Okungbowa’s driver. Okungbowa was said to be on his way to Benin, Edo State capital after attending a social event organised…
LAGOS DECEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Some suspected killers of the traditional ruler of Ifon in Ose local government, Oba Israel Adeusi, the Olufon of Ifon, have been arrested. Identity of the suspects was yet to be made public because of the ongoing investigation into the killing. They were arrested by a combine team of security operatives that…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Joint Security Task Force has arrested suspected kidnappers following a raid at two communities in Edo state,namely Upper Sakponba and riverine Community. It was gathered that all the suspected kidnappers were males. They were arrested around Ogbemudia oil palm plantation barely 24 hours after the military commenced a seven-day…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kidnappers have reportedly returned to Abuja-Kaduna Highway, the gateway to Nigeria’s seat of power and Northwestern state of Kaduna. Motorists who experienced a recent attack by the kidnappers said the criminals operate between 5 am and 7 am and 7 pm and 9 pm on a daily basis and operate on motorbikes….
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation DELTA SAFE on Tuesday in Bayelsa State raided the Pirates/Militants’ camp and Kidnappers’ hideouts, eliminating six criminals. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Enenche said the troops, acting on credible intelligence, monitored movements…