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NBS: Nigerians Paid N2.2trn Ransom To Kidnappers In 1 Year
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says ransom money is estimated at 2,235,954 per individual kidnapping incidents between May 2023 and April 2024. The NBS […]
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Bandits Still Collected N60m Ransom, 5 Motorbikes To Release Son Of The Sokoto Monarch They Killed In Cold Blood
Bandits have reportedly released Kabiru, the son of the murdered district head of Gobir, in Sokoto State, Muhammad Bawa-Isa, after payment of N60 million and […]
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DELSU Student Kidnaps Self, Wants N50 Million Ransom Paid Into Bitcoin Account
The police command in Delta has apprehended Nelson Eserada, a 400-level student of Delta State University, involved in suspected self-kidnapping and his accomplice, Jerry Lawrence. […]
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Abducted Sisters: Ransom Was Paid-Neither The Police Nor The Army Played A Role In The Release Of The Sisters- Family Member
A family member of the Al-Kadriyar sisters abducted by bandits in Abuja says ransom was paid to facilitate their release. Quoting Sheriff Al-Kadriyar, the girls’ […]
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How I Spent N1m To Sleep With Two Prostitutes Daily, For One Month – Kidnap Suspect
Operatives of the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria Police Force Intelligence Bureau FIB-IRT have arrested four suspected members of a kidnap syndicate that abducted […]
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Colleagues, Friends Seek Donations As Kidnappers Demand N50m Ransom For Release Of Ex-UI DV
The abductors of Adigun Agbaje, a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Ibadan (UI), have demanded a ransom of N50 million to effect […]
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How John Lyon, His Gang Members Collected Millions By Kidnapping Bank Managers In Bayelsa
The police in Bayelsa state have paraded John Ewa, the suspected kidnap kingpin recently arrested in the state. A video of Ewa showing off cash […]
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Pantami: Why Kidnappers Still Demand Ransom Via Phone Calls Despite NIN, Sim Card Link
Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami, has explained that although Kidnappers and terrorists still negotiate for ransom using phone calls, significant gains […]
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Bandits Kidnap Naval Officer In Kogi, Demand N3 Million Ransom
Bandits have allegedly abducted a naval officer from his Lokoja residence and demanded a N3 million ransom. His spouse, Juliana, told journalists on Tuesday in […]
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Lawmaker: Bill Prohibiting Ransom Payment ‘Needless’; Buhari Should Curb Banditry
A member of the House of Representatives, Bamidele Salam (PDP-Osun), has criticised the Terrorism Prevention Act 2013 (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which seeks to prohibit the […]