Operatives of the Jigawa State Police Command have foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued a victim unhurt in Babura Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, September 18, 2023, said operatives also recovered one AK-47 rifle, fifteen live ammunition,…
Troops of the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation HADARIN DAJI have rescued 17 kidnapped victims in Zamfara State. Captain Yahaya Ibrahim, Force Information Officer Operation HADARIN DAJI, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, September 15, 2023, revealing that the victims were rescued in different operations by the troops during the week. “Troops of…
Men of the Benue State Police Command have rescued a suspected thief from being lynched by an angry mob in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of the state. Activist, Ukan Kurugh, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, September 15, 2023, said the suspect entered a shop and allegedly stole all the money…
Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command Police burst into suspected kidnappers’ enclaves and neutralised scores with several others injured in Burra Forest, in Ningi Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, September 3, 2023, said…
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have killed two suspected kidnappers terrorising and attacking the people of the Umuezorokam-Avu community and its environs in Owerri West LGA of the state. Spokesperson of the command, ASP Henry Okoye, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, August 31, 2023, said a distress call was…
Troops of 144 Battalion have successfully rescued 25 hostages held captive by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno and contiguous states. Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, August 28, 2023, said troops also reunited four kidnap victims with their families in Kaduna State. …
The Nigerian Army has rescued another Chibok girl, Mary Nkeki, in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State. The Theater Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, Maj. Gen. Gold Chibuisi, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday, August 21, 2023, at the headquarters Theatre Command Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri during the handover of the girl to the…
Operatives of the Rivers State Command have arrested four robbery suspects and rescued nine passengers kidnapped by gunmen along the East-West road in Emohua Local Government Area of the state. Briefing newsmen at the command headquarters on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka, said the victims were…
The Bauchi State Police Command has begun a rescue operation to free two traditional rulers kidnapped by bandits in the state. LIB reported that the gunmen abducted the village of Balma community in Ningi Local Government Area, Alh Hussaini Saleh and also killed a businessman, Haruna Dan OC, on Sunday, June 11, 2023. Gunmen…
A suspected kidnapper has been shot dead by a joint security operatives during a mission to rescue 13 persons who were abducted at Isua, headquarters of Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. The 13 persons were heading to Abuja on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, when gunmen abducted and marched them into the forest….
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the wife of a High Court judge, Zainab Abbas, in Yola, Adamawa State. Zainab Abbas was kidnapped around 2am on Wednesday, June 7, at her residence, behind Royal Ambassadors Hotel in the Nyibango neighbourhood, which is adjacent to the 23 brigade of the Nigerian Army headquarters…
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have neutralized two suspected kidnappers during a fierce gun duel and rescued an abducted couple in Udu Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, said one AK-47 rifle, a pump-action…
A crack team of of Operation Zenda, a Joint Task Force, led by CSP Justine Gberidyer, has rescued nine persons including a medical doctor, Obadiah Etito, from the kidnappers’ den at Gaya, in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. Dr. Etito, a Chief Medical Director of Hope Clinic Makurdi and staff of…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has rescued 58 kidnapped victims held hostage at Udulu Forest, Gegu LGA of Kogi State, bordering Sardauna Forest, Nasarawa State, and other identified kidnappers’ den in communities contiguous to the FCT. A statement from the command says the bandits/kidnappers on sighting the security team coordinated by the…
The anti-kidnapping outfit of the Federal Capital Police Command has rescued at least 22 people who were abducted and taken across the borders of the FCT into neighbouring states. The commissioner of police for the command, CP Haruna G. Garba, disclosed this during a press conference at the command’s headquarters on Friday, May 5,…
The military high command has disclosed that troops of Operation Hadin Kai killed a total of 40 terrorists and arrested 25 in the last two weeks. The command also said no fewer than 131 kidnapped Nigerians were rescued within the period under review. He said, “Cumulatively, within the weeks in focus, troops neutralized 40 terrorists,…
Some indigenes of Ogbunike community in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Wednesday, May 3, burnt a suspected kidnapper alive, while rescuing a female victim held by the gang of kidnappers. A statement released by the spokesperson of the Anambra state police command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, says the assailants had operated in…
Operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have rescued two children abandoned by their mother on the Third Mainland Bridge. A statement posted on RRS official Facebook page said the operatives were on routine monitoring of the bridge on Friday evening, April 28, 2023, when they ran into the…
Search and rescue team have discovered $2 million dollars buried under the rubble of one of the collapsed buildings in Turkey following the earthquake that rocked the region. In a video shared online, the team were seen picking the money from the ground, counting it, and putting it into a duffel bag. The…
The Katsina State Police Command has rescued four kidnapped victims during raids on criminal hideouts in three villages in the state. Spokesperson of the command, SP Gambo Isah, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, January 16, 2023, said one of the rescued victims sustained a gunshot wound and was rushed to the hospital for…
Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command have rescued an American female citizen, Vonapolouis Moss, in Ilorin, after being allegedly swindled by a 23-year-old suspected internet fraudster. Speaking with journalists on Friday, January 13, 2023, the state commissioner of Police, Paul Odama, identified the suspect as Awoleye Joshua Oluwatofunmi, of Sabo-Oke Road, Ilorin. According to…