Gunmen believed to be members of the notorious Lakurawa gang stormed Zagami village in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State on Sunday, abducting several Christian worshippers during a church service. It was gathered that the attackers, who arrived on motorcycles, invaded the church during morning worship, shooting sporadically and causing panic before whisking away…
Gunmen invaded a market in the Bashar district of Wase Local Government Area, Plateau State, and abducted five traders in what was described as daring raid. According to eyewitnesses, the attackers arrived on motorcycles in large numbers and launched their assault during peak market hours, while business activities were in full swing. “They stormed the…
Three officers from the Oyo State Police Command have been arrested for abducting a traveller and extorting the sum of N70,000 from him. The incident was reported to have occurred around 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2025, near the Ikire area in Osun State, along the Ife-Ibadan Expressway. Acting on intelligence that a group…
Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly abducted a soldier and other passengers in Borno. The victims were said to be travelling in a commercial bus last Friday when the insurgents intercepted their vehicle along Damaturu/Maiduguri Road. Sources told SaharaReporters that the operation was carried out in the evening. They said the terrorists in military fatigues blocked…
The Police have arrested two brothers of the same parents, Maxwell Mathew (25) and Samuel Mathew (21), over the alleged abduction of a young man, Patrick Omoregie. The police recovered about N30 million as the remainder of the N70 million allegedly transferred from the victim’s bank by the suspects at gunpoint. The police also recovered…
Chief Superintendent of Police (CPS), Modestus Ojiebe, has been abducted along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. The senior officer attached to the Kwara State Police Command was attacked while attempting to fix his vehicle which broke down near Dei-Dei Police Barracks in Abuja. In a report, Counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, said, “While he…
Bandits have abducted the Wakilin Fulani of Janjala, Alhaji Atah Adamu Wakili, a nursing mother and 37 other residents of the community located in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna State. They were said to have rustled several cows during the attack. A community leader in the area, who confirmed the incident to our reporter through telephone…
Bala Muhammad Suspected gunmen have reportedly kidnapped the Vice Chairman of Bukkuyum Local Government Area, Hon. Bala Muhammad Majidadi, along with three others in Zamfara State. According to security expert Bakatsine, who shared the news on his X handle, the abduction took place Monday evening while the victims were travelling from Bukkuyum to Gusau, the…
There are indications that the kidnapped Anambra lawmaker, Hon. Justice Azuka, may have been killed by his abductors. Security source revealed that the decomposing cọrspe of the lawmaker was dumped at the Second Niger Bridge by his murderers. Hon. Azuka was the Member representing Onitsha North Constituency 1 in the Anambra State House of Assembly….
Mrs Tochukwu Ezemma, the wife of the missing Anambra-based billionaire and estate developer, Benjamin Ezemma, has urged security operatives to find her husband, saying she is not satisfied with the way her husband’s disappearance is being handled. Ezemma, popularly known as BigBen, who is the Managing Director of Dubai Estate, Awka, was abducted on 12th…
