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  • Kidnappers release new pictures of Abuja-Kaduna train passengers

    Kidnappers release new pictures of Abuja-Kaduna train passengers

    Kidnappers have released new photos of the abducted Abuja- Kaduna train passengers.

    The three photos currently trending on social media are believed to have been released on Monday night, April 25.

    The victims were abducted when bandits attacked a Kaduna-bound train on March 28.

    Eight passengers were killed during the train attack, while a yet-to-be-confirmed number of persons were kidnapped.

    In one of the pictures, the victims were women and kids seated on the floor while the second picture showed men, with half of them standing and the other half seated.

    Abdulfatai Jimoh, chairman of the forum of the abductees’ families, confirmed that the pictures were just released.

    “Yes, the pictures are true. They are pictures of the victims. I’ve seen them. The one of the men and the ones of women and children,” Jimoh said.

    He added that the families were still praying that the victims are found safely.

    However, a family member of one of the victims said that they have been disturbed since the photos emerged.

    “We have been praying for him and others day and night,” he said.

    Another family member of one of the abducted passengers who gave his name as Yunusa Mohammed, said: “We are really disturbed when we saw her picture. How can we be happy? We just want her to be released with others unhurt.”

    It was gathered that some of the elderly among the abducted passengers have complained about their deteriorating health conditions.

    A disturbed relation also told the publication that his uncle was among the abducted passengers and his health is worsening.

    “He spoke when the second video was released on the need to hasten their release in view of the fact that his health is deteriorating. He was among the elders in one of the pictures,” he said.

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    Terrorists release new photos of abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers

    Terrorists release new photos of abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers

    Terrorists release new photos of abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers

  • Kidnappers On Rampage Again, Whisks Away 26 In Kogi

    Kidnappers On Rampage Again, Whisks Away 26 In Kogi

    From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

    No fewer than 26 passengers have been kidnapped by some suspected kidnappers as Kogi State Police rescued two passengers at Itobe – Anyigba road in Ajegwu junction of Kogi State.

    It was reliably gathered that the incident happened on Wednesday around 3pm on the highway, as hoodlums said to be more than 10 in number struck and carried away passengers in two different buses to an unknown destinations in the area.

    An eye witness reported that their operation was cut short as a vehicle hit and killed one of the kidnappers during the operation, forcing them to retreat immediately to attend to their member that was knocked down.

    It was reported that before the said gunmen left the scene , two vehicles were flagged down and its occupants were escorted into the bush.

    An eyewitness said until soldiers appeared on the scene and cleared the road , no vehicle was able to move for hours on Wednesday .

    Meanwhile, the Kogi State Police Command confirmed the incident on Thursday, but said security agents and local hunters in a combined operation retrieved back two out of the abducted passengers from the hands of their abductors.

    According to the state command’s Police Public Relation Officer(PPRO), William Aya said five people were reported to have been kidnapped in a car, not buses as alleged along that route on Wednesday.

    He called on members of the public to report any person seen with gun injury to the nearest police station, saying, many of the Kidnappers left with various wound due to the exchange of gun fire with rescue team.

  • Police, Hunters kill Two Kidnappers While Collecting Ransom In Kogi

    Police, Hunters kill Two Kidnappers While Collecting Ransom In Kogi

    From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

    Kogi State Police and hunters have gunned down two kidnappers in an attempt to collect ransom along Abobo community from their victims from one of the neighboring states.

    It was gathered that following an intelligent gathering, the hunters in Okehi Local Government Area of the state ambushed the kidnappers who came out in Abobo area behind Nigerian Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe to collect the ransom demanded before the release of their victims.

    Reliable sources told our correspondent that two of the three kidnappers were killed in the process while one escaped into the bush with gunshot wounds with captives freed in the operation.

    The Divisional Police Officer, Okehi Local Government Area, Mr Ovanja Yakubu in his reaction said men of the Nigerian Police in his division have been drafted to join professional hunters to fetch out the third kidnapper dead or alive.

    Reacting to the development, the Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Muhammed, maintained that the state cannot accommodate any criminal who wants to deprive the people of their peace. He said he was elected and sworn-in to protect the lives and property of the people and will ensure such covenant is kept for posterity.

    The governor commended the professional hunters and the conventional security agencies in the state for their tireless efforts in rooting out criminal elements from the state.

  • 150 Suspected Criminals Arrested In Imo – Imo CP

    150 Suspected Criminals Arrested In Imo – Imo CP

    A total of 150 suspects have been arrested in connection with terrorism, kidnapping, and armed robbery in Imo State, the police have said.

    According to the Commissioner of Police in Imo, Rabiu Hussaini, the suspects were arrested within a period of one year, specifically between January 2021 and January 2022.

    He made the disclosure on Friday while briefing the state governor, Hope Uzodimma, who visited the Police Command Headquarters in Owerri, the state capital.

    Giving a breakdown of the figure, Hussaini explained that 105 of those apprehended were suspected kidnappers and the remaining 45 were suspected terrorists.

    He admitted that he met a series of security challenges on the ground on his assumption of office to take charge of the command in August last year.

    For the police commissioner, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and others are to be blamed for the problems.

    He, however, thanked the governor for his support which he said led to the vigorous and aggressive attacks on the terror groups and the decimation of their camps.

    Hussaini revealed that the police were collaborating with traditional rulers, youth, and religious leaders, among other stakeholders on community policing.

  • Abductors Of Zamfara Lecturer’s Relatives Demand N70m Ransom

    Abductors Of Zamfara Lecturer’s Relatives Demand N70m Ransom

    Abductors of the family members of a lecturer in Zamfara State have demanded a ransom of N70 million to release their victims.

    This comes barely a day after five persons were abducted by bandits who stormed the residence of Abdulrahaman Adamu on Wednesday at Damba Quarters, a community in the outskirts of Gusau.

    Adamu is the chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the Federal University, Gusau (FUGUS) in the state capital.

    Hours after the incident, a family source who pleaded anonymity confirmed to Channels Television that the kidnappers have contacted them.

    According to him, they have demanded N70 million as ransom before their family members would regain their freedom.

    Sources confirmed that the gunmen carried out the attack in the early hours of the day, during which one other person said to be an official of the institution was forcefully taken.

    Those abducted were identified as the ASUU chairman’s younger brother, niece, nephew, and two of his wife’s younger sisters.

    “Five of them and one Abbas Umar who is his (Adamu’s) neighbour and also a staff member of the Bursary Department, Federal University Gusau,” an eyewitness stated as those abducted.

    Adamu, on his part, had also confirmed that the entire house was ransacked by the bandits who left the premises with several valuables.

    While the police authorities have yet to make an official comment, the lecturer said a team of policemen arrived at his home and asked a few questions before leaving.

  • Kidnappers of COS Mother Will be Arrested, Kogi Not Haven For Criminals – Gov. Bello

    Kidnappers of COS Mother Will be Arrested, Kogi Not Haven For Criminals – Gov. Bello

    From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

    The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello vowed that perpetrators of the Kidnap of the mother of his Chief of Staff will be arrested and made to face the law.

    Governor Bello who stated this when members of the Progressive Ambassadors of Nigeria (PAN) paid him a coutesy visit at the Government House, Lokoja maintained that the State is not a haven for criminals to perform their heinous acts.

    He however noted that his administration will continue to strengthen its partnership with groups and associations that has its focus geared towards development.

    Governor Bello said partnership with positive minded bodies was aimed at building a new Nigeria on the successes recorded so far by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.

    He urged members of PAN to remain calm, peaceful and patriotic in all their activities towards ensuring the socio – economic development of the land.

    The National President of the Progressive Ambassadors of Nigeria, Ambassador Jasper Emenike, said the visit was aimed at identifying with the Governor on his visionary leadership and to explore means of partnership and collaboration with the state government.

    Ambassador Emenike extolled the leadership qualities of Governor Bello especially in youth and women participation in governance as well as his commitment to the New Nigeria project.

  • Declare Bandits, Kidnappers as Terrorists, Speakers Tell Buhari

    Declare Bandits, Kidnappers as Terrorists, Speakers Tell Buhari

    The Conference of Speakers of the State Legislatures of Nigeria has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits and kidnappers as terrorists after brainstorming for about nine hours on how to end security challenges bedevilling the country.

    The speakers explained that the declaration of the bandits and kidnappers as terrorists would pave the way for the Nigerian military, police and other security agencies to attack and kill the hooligans without any major consequences in international law.

    The forum disclosed this in a communiqué read by its Chairman and Speaker of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman, Saturday evening at the end of its third annual meeting held in Katsina, the Katsina State capital.

    The speakers’ meeting with the theme: ‘The Menace of Insecurity in the Country and the Role of State Assemblies to Restore Peace and Order’, which has drawn speakers from the 36 states of Houses of Assembly, aimed at discussing and proffering solutions to the nation’s security challenges.

    Seleiman, while reading the five-point communiqué before journalists at the Government House, noted that the conference decried the spate of insecurity in the country and resolved to work out legislative frameworks to complement the effort of the federal government in fighting the hoodlums.

    He added that the conference also resolved to make relevant laws to address fundamental issues that could curtail insecurity in the country, as well as creating employment for the unemployed youths.

    He said: “The conference calls on the federal government to declare bandits and kidnappers as terrorists to enable security agencies to fight the criminals. This is not only to serve as deterant to others but also to become the solution to security challenges facing the country.

    “The conference while commending the governors who have given assent to the fund management bills passed by respective state assemblies called on other state governors who are yet to do so to give assent to the bill for effective and efficient implementation of financial autonomy across the nation.”

  • Miyetti Allah Hands Over Kidnappers To Police In Taraba

    Miyetti Allah Hands Over Kidnappers To Police In Taraba

    The leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association has handed over 11 suspected kidnappers and gun runners to the police.

    The suspects were handed over to Taraba police commissioner, Mr Abimbola Sokoya, at Maraban kunini, on Sunday.

    They were presented during the formal inauguration of a 16-man committee set up to tackle criminal activities, especially kidnapping.

    The chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle breeders Association in the state, Sahabi Tukur, said this was done in response to pledge made before the Emir of Muri Alhaji Abbas Tafida, and state Commissioner of police that they will expose criminal elements among them.

    He said the committee members drawn from all the Fulani clans in the state would work along with police and other security agents in all the 16 local government areas of the state to fish out kidnappers and other criminals.

    The police commissioner commended the Fulani for their resolve to address kidnapping and other crimes being perpetrated by bad eggs among them.

    He also called for collaboration effort between Adamawa, Benue and Taraba states in tackling kidnapping and other criminals activities.

    He assured the Fulani of his command’s support to the command support in their efforts to weed out criminals elements among them.

    Similarly, six kidnappers who repented have sworn with the Holy Qur’an that they would not engage in kidnapping, Cattle rustling or any other form of criminals activities anymore.

  • Five suspected kidnappers burnt to death by angry youths in Edo

    Five suspected kidnappers burnt to death by angry youths in Edo

    Five suspected kidnappers were burnt to death by angry youths along the Afuze-Uokha road in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State at the weekend.

    It was gathered that the suspected kidnappers, armed with assorted guns, attacked and abducted some travellers who they took into the bush.

    However, the local vigilante group got wind of the kidnapping incident, mobilised and waylaid the suspects in the bush.

    Five suspected kidnappers burnt to death by angry youths in Edo (photos)

    It was learnt that the locals, who had been angered by the spate of kidnapping in the area, forcefully snatched the suspects from the vigilantes as they were taking them to the police station, and set them ablaze.

    “The kidnappers would have been contacting the families of the abducted travellers to ask for ransom if not for the bravery of the vigilantes while locals who were fed up with the criminal activities of these kidnappers set them on fire and left to die,” a source told Tribune.

    Confirming the incident,spokesperson of the Edo State Police Command, Kontongs Bello, said that investigation was ongoing.

    “After the kidnap, the vigilantes went in search of the criminals who they apprehended in the bush. As they were coming out in Uokha Community on their way to the police station, angry youths in Uokha and adjoining towns took away the suspected kidnappers from the vigilantes. All efforts to get the suspects to the police proved abortive as they were burnt to death. The investigation is ongoing,” he added.

    Five suspected kidnappers burnt to death by angry youths in Edo (photos)Five suspected kidnappers burnt to death by angry youths in Edo (photos)Five suspected kidnappers burnt to death by angry youths in Edo (photos)Five suspected kidnappers burnt to death by angry youths in Edo (photos)Five suspected kidnappers burnt to death by angry youths in Edo (photos)

  • BREAKING: NBC ban media outlets from revealing too many details of insurgent attacks

    BREAKING: NBC ban media outlets from revealing too many details of insurgent attacks

    The National Broadcasting Comtoission (NBC) has ordered television and radio stations in Nigeria to desist from revealing “details” of the activities of bandits, terrorists and kidnappers in their reports.

    NBC made this known in a statement titled, ‘Newspaper Reviews And Current Affairs Programmes: A Need For Caution’, which was signed by the Director, Broadcast Monitoring, Francisca Aiyetan, on behalf of the new Director-General of the Commission, Balarabe Ilelah on Friday.

    “Headlines of most Newspapers on a daily basis are replete with security topics. While bringing information on security to the doorsteps of Nigerians is a necessity, there is a need for caution as too many details may have an adverse implication on the efforts of our security officials who are duty-bound to deal with the insurgency.

    “The Commission, therefore, enjoins broadcasters to collaborate with the government in dealing with the security challenges by;

    “Not glamourising the nefarious activities of insurgents, terrorists, kidnappers, bandits etc

    “Advising guests and/or analysts on programmes not to polarise the citizenry with divisive rhetoric, in driving home their point.

    “Not giving details of either the security issues or victims of these security challenges so as not to jeopardise the efforts of the Nigerian soldiers and other security agents.”

    “The broadcaster shall not transmit divisive materials that may threaten or compromise the divisibility and indissolubility of Nigeria as a sovereign state.

    “In reporting conflict situations, the broadcaster shall perform the role of a peace agent by adhering to the principle of responsibility, accuracy and neutrality,” the statement read in part.