Tag: Kidnap
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Police arrest suspect for allegedly luring cousin to kidnap gang
The Police on Tuesday said they have arrested a suspect for allegedly luring and handing over his cousin to a criminal gang for kidnap. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba disclosed this during a media briefing in Abuja. He said the suspect lured and handed over his cousin to the kidnappers because…
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Cobbler remanded over alleged kidnap attempt
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of a 30-year-old cobbler, Nurudeen Garba, in a correctional center for attempted kidnapping. Garba, a resident of Unguwar Sarki Kaduna, is standing trial on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and attempted kidnapping. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, who did not take the plea of the…
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NSCDC arrests man allegedly attempting to kidnap 2 pupils in Katsina
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 35-year-old tricycle rider for allegedly attempting to kidnap two pupils of Family Support Programme Primary and Secondary School, GRA, Katsina. NSCDC spokesperson in Katsina State, DSC Mohammed Tukur, while parading the suspect,(name withheld), on Thursday at the command’s premises, said he was arrested on…
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My customer lured me with fresh cow milk to kidnap me – witness tells Court
A prosecution witness, Mrs Suweira Rabiu on Tuesday told a Plateau High Court that the man she always buys cow milk from lured and kidnapped her for ransom. Our correspondent reports on Tuesday that Plateau State through the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Mr Jacob Longden, charged Adamu Umar aka Mukau with kidnapping Zuweira and…
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Kidnap of Zamfara councillors: Police alleges involvement of colleagues
The Commissioner of Police in Zamfara, Mr Usman Nagogo, has confirmed the arrest of some councillors over their suspected involvement in the March 4, kidnap of three supervisory councillors of Gummi Local Government Area of the state. ALSO READ:22-year-old robs 3 of N2.3m property at gunpoint Our correspondent reports that the police had last week,…