Tag: #EndKidnapping
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EDO VOWS KIDNAP CRACKDOWN AFTER DOCTOR’S BRUTAL SLAYING
Heartbreaking loss in Auchi—a doctor abducted and killed in cold blood. Now Edo State government is doubling down, swearing to hunt the culprits and wipe out kidnapping for good. The Okpebholo administration called Dr. Abu Momoh Tahir’s murder “unfortunate, painful, and regrettable,” condoling his family while assuring the public: perpetrators won’t escape justice. Pre-yuletide bush-combing…
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SENATE MOVES TO CLASSIFY KIDNAPPING AS TERRORISM WITH DEATH PENALTY BILL
The Nigerian Senate has taken a bold step by passing for second reading a bill that designates kidnapping, hostage-taking, and related offences as acts of terrorism, pushing for the death penalty without any alternative sentences. Sponsored by Senate Leader Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele and backed by 108 senators, the bill highlights the alarming rise of organised,…
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NIGER STATE GOVERNMENT FLAGS SCHOOL OVER SECURITY LAPSES AFTER MASSIVE STUDENT ABDUCTIONS
The Niger State Government is deeply concerned following the abduction of over 300 pupils and 12 teachers from St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area. Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Usman, described the incident as “both saddening and preventable,” confirming that security agencies are still verifying reports and assessing the…
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NIGERIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (NMA) CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION TO FREE ABDUCTED NEUROSURGEON IN ANAMBRA
The Anambra branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has issued a stern call to Gov. Chukwuma Soludo and security agencies to urgently secure the release of Dr. Tochukwu Mbanugo, a neurosurgeon abducted right in front of Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, on October 30. In an emergency communiqué signed by Dr. Princeston Okam and…
