Kidnapping

Tinubu govt paid Boko Haram billions in ransom for kidnapped pupils: AFP

Nigeria’s government under President Bola Tinubu paid a huge ransom to Boko Haram to...

“Over 160 worshippers” abducted in Kaduna church attacks

Armed groups abducted more than 160 worshippers from two churches in Kaduna State over...

Kidnappers get N2.57bn ransom as Nigeria’s abduction economy booms

Nigeria’s kidnap-for-ransom crisis has hardened into a profitable criminal enterprise, generating at least N2.57...

Exclusive: Kidnapped trader shares her ordeal in Niger Delta creek

Piracy has continued in Nigeria’s maritime areas with sea bandits targeting waterways and coastal...

Another mass kidnap in Kaduna, at least 87 seized: Report

At least 87 people, including women and children, were abducted by gunmen in Kaduna...

Kaduna kidnapping pushes schoolchildren toll to 2000+ since Chibok

Gunmen kidnapped nearly 300 school pupils in Kaduna state on Thursday, the latest in...

Three men jailed for life for kidnapping Nigerian journalist

Three men have been jailed for life in Adamawa state for kidnapping a journalist...

10 students abducted in Kaduna, government says

At least 10 students have been abducted in Kaduna state, the state government announced...