Three staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) have been kidnapped while inspecting crops on a farm within the institute’s premises in Ibadan, Oyo State. The victims
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Kidnappers holding about 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State have reportedly reduced their ransom demand from N50 million to N5 million
An Ibadan-based mother, Mrs Alimot Akande, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu, the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies to urgently rescue her daughter and other prospective National Youth
Ten passengers have been rescued after gunmen attacked two commercial buses carrying prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and other travellers along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State. The
Fear has resurfaced in parts of Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State following reports of renewed kidnappings and violent attacks, with residents calling for sustained security operations across
Residents of Niger State have renewed calls for urgent action to rescue hundreds of people they say remain in captivity, one month after a mass kidnapping in the state. Residents
Sandra Sunday, one of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted along the Kabba–Lokoja road in Kogi State, has regained her freedom after spending days in captivity. A family
A faction of Boko Haram has emerged as the dominant player in Nigeria’s kidnapping economy, accounting for about 90 per cent of all ransom payments made across the country in