Kidnapping

In response to the most recent school attack that resulted in the death of a vice-principal, UNICEF on Tuesday called on the Nigerian government to guarantee the prompt release of the 25 schoolgirls kidnapped in Kebbi State and to fully…

The assassination of Brigadier General M. Uba by members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has been denounced by former vice president Atiku Abubakar, who has described the incident as a painful reminder of Nigeria's…

Operation FANSAN YANMA troops have been instructed by Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu to "leave no stone unturned" in their search and rescue efforts for the schoolgirls kidnapped from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior…

After armed bandits stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, GGCSS, Maga in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, murdering the vice principal and kidnapping numerous pupils, panic spread throughout the Zuru Emirate…

Residents of Banga village in Zamfara State's Kaura Namoda Local Government Area are in grief after bandits brutally killed 38 abducted residents, even after paying more than ₦50 million in ransom. 56 villagers were first taken hostage…

Gunmen kidnapped a fully loaded Benue Links bus in Ikobi, Otukpo Local Government Area, Benue State, on Thursday night, killing the driver and kidnapping every passenger. The gunmen ambushed the car along the highway, shooting the driver…

Professor Isaac Itodo, the vice-chancellor of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi (JOSTUM), has expressed alarm about the institution's significant security issues, which include kidnapping, herdsmen invasions, and the widespread theft…