Tag: #KidnapRescue
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FG FILES TERRORISM, KIDNAP CHARGES AGAINST 3 OVER ORIIRE SCHOOL ABDUCTION
The Federal Government has arraigned three men before the Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged roles in the kidnapping of schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, alongside other offences. The defendants, Abdulrazak Umar, Yunusa Musa, and Shamsu Adamu Sani, all from Suleja, Niger State, were docked on a…
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RESCUED OYO PRINCIPAL RECOUNTS 56-DAY ORDEAL, SAYS KIDNAPPERS KILLED TWO TEACHERS
The Principal of Community High School, Esiele, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs. Rachael Folake Alamu, has narrated the traumatic experience she and other abducted teachers and pupils endured during their 56 days in captivity. Mrs. Alamu spoke on Monday July 13 after she and the other rescued victims were formally received…
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MAKINDE THANKS TINUBU, SECURITY AGENCIES AFTER RESCUE OF ABDUCTED OYO PUPILS, TEACHERS
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and security agencies for the successful rescue of 46 pupils and teachers who were abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Makinde described the development as a major relief for the state and the country,…
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NIGERIA GOVERNORS’ FORUM HAILS TINUBU, SECURITY AGENCIES OVER RESCUE OF ABDUCTED OYO PUPILS
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, security agencies and the Oyo State Government following the successful rescue of all the school children and teachers abducted in Oriire community of Oyo State. In a statement issued on Friday July 10 by the Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Kwara State,…
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ABDUCTED OYO PUPILS, TEACHERS REGAIN FREEDOM AFTER 56 DAYS
Families of pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State have finally heaved a sigh of relief after Nigerian security agencies rescued all the victims following 56 days in captivity. The rescue was confirmed on Friday July 10 by the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who announced…
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NASARAWA POLICE CONFIRM ABDUCTION OF 3 STUDENTS OF FEDERAL VARSITY
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the abduction of three students of the Federal University of Lafia (Fulafia). The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday July 8 in Lafia. Nansel said that the command received a distress report from the Chief Security Officer…
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EKITI GOVT TO COVER MEDICAL BILLS, PROVIDE TRAUMA CARE FOR RESCUED CAC WORSHIPPERS
The Ekiti State Government has announced that it will fully cover the medical expenses of worshippers abducted during a Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) crusade in Eda Oniyo and recently rescued after spending 67 days in captivity. Governor Biodun Oyebanji made the pledge during a visit to the victims at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital…
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ONDO POLICE RESCUE ABDUCTED WOMAN, ARREST FOUR SUSPECTS IN OWO OPERATION
The Ondo State Police Command says it has rescued a 26-year-old woman who was allegedly abducted in Owo, Owo Local Government Area, and arrested four suspects linked to the incident. According to police, the victim was taken by unidentified men along the Emure–Akure Expressway in a vehicle before security operatives launched a coordinated response involving…
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BENUE RESCUES 15 KIDNAP VICTIMS, 8 SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Relief in Benue as kidnapped passengers—including JAMB candidates—regain freedom after days in captivity. Governor Hyacinth Alia has confirmed the safe rescue of 15 abducted passengers kidnapped along the Taraku–Otukpo road. Speaking in Makurdi alongside the police commissioner, the governor said 17 people were initially taken, but two escaped earlier, leaving 15 who were later rescued…
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VIGILANTES FOIL MIDNIGHT KIDNAP, RESCUE THREE ABDUCTED RESIDENTS IN KWARA
A daring response by local vigilantes has saved three residents from suspected bandits after a midnight raid in Chitta community, Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. Residents said heavily armed attackers stormed the community around midnight on Sunday, firing gunshots to scare villagers before abducting three people and attempting to flee into nearby bushes.…
