The Imo State Police Command said it has arrested five kidnap suspects after raiding their hideout in a forest between Avu and Ihiagwa communities. The raid and subsequent arrest of the suspects were disclosed in a statement by the Imo…
DAILY POST. Kidnapped Delta State University, lecturer, Professor Ovaborhene Idamoyibo is dead. The lecturer died after the sum of three million naira ransom was paid for his release, DAILY POST can report. The remains of Idamoyibo, the Head of Music…
WWW.FT.COM A combination of explosive population growth, rampant unemployment, underfunded and incapable security forces, and easy access to small arms has made banditry a booming industry in a struggling economy, and Nigeria’s most serious security threat. “Sadly the kidnapping industry…
THE GUARDIAN A popular news blogger and owner of Naijalivetv.com, Mienpamo Saint, was yesterday abducted at his home, off INEC road in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, by some unknown masked men. This incident occurred around 1a.m. yesterday, according to his relatives.…
THISDAY A younger brother to former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Power and a governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Godknows Igali, was among those kidnapped last weekend while attempting to rescue several Bayelsa youths who were…