The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), has partnered the United Kingdom National Crime Agency (UK-NCA) to deepen intelligence-led collaboration against kidnapping and organised crime.Continue Reading
By Monday Ijeh The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says it has arrested six suspects over alleged kidnapping and recovered N8.3 million cash paid as ransom in Abuja. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the FCT, Mr Ahmed Sanusi disclosed this at a news conferenceContinue Reading
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has challenged military strategists to develop practical solutions to the growing menace of mass abductions across NigeriaContinue Reading
A Defence Studies expert, Dr Sani Abubakar, has called for the establishment of a specialised Hostage and Kidnapping Prevention Agency to tackle the growing menace of abductions and hostage-taking across the country.Continue Reading
By SuleimanVideo Shehu The Police in Oyo State, on Sunday, said the command has begun analysing the video of the abducted students and principal of a Community School in Orire Local Government Area currently circulating online. It would be recalled that gunmen on Friday invaded Oriire Local Government Area ofContinue Reading
NSCDC nabs 10 suspects over kidnapping, vandalism in AbujaContinue Reading
The National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) has declared that there is no meaningful distinction between mass kidnapping and terrorism, stressing that both are deliberate acts aimed at instilling fear, undermining state authority, and destabilising societyContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says kidnapping incidence in the country is estimated at 2,235,954 between May 2023 and April 2024. The NBS revealed this in its Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) 2024 released in Abuja on Tuesday. The CESPS is a household-based survey,Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has commended Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State for his leadership in ensuring the safe rescue of kidnapped victims in the state. Ribadu made the commendation during the handing over of another set of rescued victims to the GovernorContinue Reading
