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BREAKING: Security Forces Secure Freedom of All Abducted Oyo Schoolchildren, Teachers After Weeks in Captivity

Our Reporter — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:18:30 +0000

BREAKING: Security Forces Secure Freedom of All Abducted Oyo Schoolchildren, Teachers After Weeks in Captivity All the schoolchildren and teachers abducted during the May 15 terrorist attack on Ahoro-Esiele community in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have regained their freedom, bringing a dramatic end to weeks of anxiety over one of the state’s […]

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Troops neutralise three suspected kidnappers in Kaduna

Zagazola Makama — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:20:33 +0000

Troops neutralise three suspected kidnappers in Kaduna By: Zagazola Makama Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace have neutralised three suspected kidnappers during a raid on their hideout in Bakin Kogi, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Zagazola gathered the operation, carried out on 11 December, was part of intensified efforts to […]

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Troops rescue kidnapped man in Lau LGA, Taraba State

Zagazola Makama — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:07:46 +0000

Troops rescue kidnapped man in Lau LGA, Taraba State By: Zagazola Makama Troops deployed in Taraba State have successfully rescued a kidnapped man in Lau Local Government Area, the Nigerian Army has confirmed. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the victim, identified as Alhaji Shuaibu, 40, a Fulani resident of Yelwata Community in Ardo-Kola LGA, was […]

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Police rescue 39 foreign nationals of alleged human trafficking in Mararraba, Nassarawa

Zagazola Makama — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:34:17 +0000

Police rescue 39 foreign nationals of alleged human trafficking in Mararraba, Nassarawa By: Zagazola Makama The Police in Nasarawa State have rescued 39 victims of alleged human trafficking, including 32 males and seven females, all from Mali except one female from Ivory Coast, during an operation in the Orange Market area of Mararaba, Karu Local […]

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Troops eliminate terrorist commander, gun runner Abu Mosaje; arrest wanted kidnapping kingpin, Gora Usman

Our Reporter — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 09:44:46 +0000

Troops eliminate terrorist commander, gun runner Abu Mosaje; arrest wanted kidnapping kingpin, Gora Usman A notorious terrorist commander and gunrunner, Abu Mosaje, has been confirmed killed in the north central battle theatre. Reports indicate that troops of the Nigerian military neutralized the terrorist kingpin in Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State. The troops also captured […]

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Abductors of Ondo Passengers Demand N90m Ransom

securitydigest — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:57:06 +0000

Abductors of Ondo Passengers Demand N90m Ransom Kidnappers that abducted passengers in Omi-Alafa area that is located along Owo-Ifon Road, in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, have demanded N90 million ransom from the families of their victims. The media reported that the abduction took place on Saturday when the victims were returning from […]

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Developing story: Kidnappers Abduct Police DPO in Edo

Nigeria Security Digest — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 19:20:48 +0000

Developing story: Kidnappers Abduct Police DPO in Edo The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Fugar Police Division, CSP Ibrahim Aliyu Ishaq has been kidnapped around Ise river along old Auchi – Ekperi- Agenebode road in Edo State. It was gathered that the kidnappers have contacted the family of the police officer for ransom payment. CSP […]

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Niger State government demolishes Kidnapper’s residence, arrest suspect

Nigeria Security Digest — Sat, 06 Nov 2021 20:19:42 +0000

The Niger State Government has demolished a building property owned by a suspected kidnapper in the Yinkangbe area of Minna, the Niger State Capital. The State’s Commissioner for Local Government, Community Development, Chieftaincy Affairs and Internal Security, Emmanuel Umar, who made the disclosure to newsmen, stated that the demolition was done under heavy security presence. […]

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Just in: Bandits Abduct Babies, Nurses, Security Guards in Zaria

Nigeria Security Digest — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 19:42:59 +0000

Just in: Bandits Abduct Babies, Nurses, Security Guards in Zaria Armed bandits have abducted babies, female nurses and security guards from the residential quarters of the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre (NTLC) in Zaria, Kaduna State. PRNigeria gathered that the bandits who stormed the area from a nearby forest engaged policemen in a gun battle. […]

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Bandits target women, abduct female teacher in Abuja, 3 housewives in Kaduna

Nigeria Security Digest — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 20:24:45 +0000

Bandits target women, abduct female teacher in Abuja, 3 housewives in Kaduna Bandits seem to be shifting their kidnapping operations to women as they abducted a female teacher at Government Secondary School (GSS), Kuje, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and three housewives old Birnin Yero town along Kaduna-Zaria Highway, Kaduna State. For many months now, […]

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