The troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lokoja, rescued two kidnapped victims and recovered N3.8 million ransom meant for their release. This is contained

Kidnapping as an act of organised crime was relatively rare in Nigeria before the 1990s. Abductions were typically tied to political rivalries, intercommunal conflicts or ritual practices. But since the mid-1990s, kidnappings have become more widespread, beginning in the Niger Delta, where much of Nigeria’s oil wealth resides.

Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Nigeria sparks local uproar after Binance founder CZ's post, since deleted, revived Gambaryan woes.

Kevin Rideout, a Christian missionary in Niger, was taken from outside his house in Niamey last month. U.S. officials are scrambling to track him down.

NIGERIA (WABC) -- Islamic militants who have triggered international outrage over the kidnapping of more than 270 Nigerian schoolgirls opened fire on a busy marketplace, killing hundreds of people in a new spasm of violence in the country's northeast.

Boko Haram, the Islamist terrorist group responsible for the kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls in April, is suspected in the kidnapping of another 25 girls from a remote town in northeastern Nigerian, despite reports of a ceasefire deal that ...

Nigerian Army says its troops have in the last 48 hours crushed several terrorist cells, rescued 17 kidnapped victims and apprehended 20 suspects through

He was also linked to the attack on Agwa Police Station in 2022, which resulted in the killing of five police officers, including a pregnant