Suspected Kidnappers Kill Bus Driver, Abduct 18 Passengers Along Ughelli/Warri Road
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (URHOBOTODAY)-Palpable fear has gripped Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta as unidentified armed robbers killed a bus driver and kidnapped passengers of the 18 seater bus. Daily More...
Kidnappers Demand N10m Ransom For School Teacher Abducted In Abraka
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The abductors of a secondary school teacher in the Delta State University community of Abraka in Ethiope East local government area of the state have made a ransom demand of N10million More...
Delta: Police Flee As Kidnappers Abduct Over 15 Agofure Motors, SUV Occupants In Agbarho
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Policemen from Delta State Police were reported to have taking to the heels when heavily armed kidnappers in a in a commando style operation abducted no fewer that fifteen occupants More...
Delta: Vigilantes Nab Eight Suspected Herdsmen Kidnappers In Issele-Uku Forest
LAGOS JULY 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Police Command in Delta has confirmed the arrest of eight suspected kidnappers in Issele-Uku, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Spokesperson, DSP More...
Police Arrest Two Over Alleged Abduction 18 Expatriates In Escravos
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa Tuesday said the Police have arrested two suspected kidnappers; for the alleged kidnapping of eighteen (18) expatriates More...
Delta Chief Judge Urges Police To Beef Up Surveillance On Kidnappers Escape Route
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The State Chief Judge, Justice Marshal Umukoro has called on the Nigeria Police to beef up surveillance on escape routes of kidnappers as a proactive measure to curb criminal activities More...
Abductors Of Delta SAN Demand N15m Ransom
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Abductors of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chike Onyemenam, have opened communication with his distraught family members, demanding N15 million to free the victim. Onyemenam More...
Lagos Urhobo Chiefs Thank Olomu Monarch, Taiga, Others For Rescuing Abducted Members
HRM OHWORODE OF OLOMU KINGDOM LAGOS MAY 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)- The Urhobo Traditional Council of Chiefs Lagos on behalf of the three members of the Council abducted along Ore-Benin expressway on Monday April 8th, More...
Ibori Kinsmen Declare War On Ritualists In Oghara, Order Them To Relocate
LAGOS MAY 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Leaders in Oghara, the hometown of former Chief James Ibori has advised criminals and ritual killers to relocate from the kingdom or be ready to face the wrath of security agencies. The More...
Oleh: Police Arrest Two Accident Victims Over Alleged Kidnapping
Mustapha LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Two victims among the ten persons who were involved in the recent ghastly motor accident that occurred at Emede/Oleh roundabout are currently in the custody of the Oleh More...
Kidnappers Besiege Delta As CP Declares Man Hunt For Kidnapped Female Police Officer
Mustapha LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Residents of Delta State has raised the alarm over upsurge of kidnappersin the state in recent times. Urhobotoday.com learnt that last month, six suspected kidnappers stormed More...
PTI Catholic Priest Dies Four Days After Escaping From Kidnappers
Rev. Fr (Dr) Odudu LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-The Chaplain of the Seat of Wisdom Catholic Chaplaincy of the Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State, Very Rev. Fr. Dr Louis Odudu, who recently More...
Police Uncover Armed Robbers’ Warehouse Stocked With Charms In Oshimili Forest
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The police anti-Robbery team attached to the Delta State Police Command Asaba, in the early hours of Friday uncovered a warehouse for charms in Otulu community, Oshimili North More...
Delta Police Arrest Three Suspected Kidnappers, Recover Six Guns, N600,000
Delta CP, Muhammed Mustafa LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (URHOBOTODAY)-As part of its resolve to fight crimes to its roots, the Delta State Police Command on Thursday arrested three suspected kidnappers who have been threatening More...
Delta Police Arrest 3-Man Kidnap Gang In Abraka, Rescue Victim
Delta CP Muhammed Mustafa LAGOS JUNE 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-The police anti-kidnapping team attached to the Delta State Police Command, Asaba, on Wednesday arrested a 3-man kidnap gang in Abraka, and rescued the victim. Mr,Muhammad More...
Lagos Police Arrest Two Fleeing Kidnappers With Victim
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Two notorious kidnappers – Igwe Sunday, 28; and Chukwuemeka Bright, 21 – who were fleeing with their victim, were on Wednesday arrested by the police in Lagos. They were arrested More...
Delta: Killer Of Abducted Briton Shot Dead During Crossfire, Two Others Arrested
Dr. Ian Squire LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The kidnappers of the British volunteer who was shot dead in Delta State, Dr. Ian Squire, have met their waterloo. While one of them was shot dead during crossfire More...
Suspected Militants Overwhelmed Police, Kidnap Two Principals, Six Students In Lagos School
Worried parents at the school premise LAGOS MAY 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)- For the umpteenth time, gunmen suspected to be militants yesterday morning invaded the Lagos State Model College, Igbo Nla, Epe, abducting two More...
Delta Police Launch Manhunt For Rescue of Abducted DPO As Kidnappers Establish Contact With Family
IGP Idris LAGOS MARCH 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Delta Police Command has intensified efforts to rescue the Divisional Police Officer, (DPO) in charge of ‘C’ Division, Asaba, who was allegedly kidnapped by gunmen More...
Delta To Tackle Menace Of Kidnappers, Sets Up Six Special Courts
Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State Governor LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The Delta state judiciary has set up six special courts to ensure speedy trial of kidnappers. The state Governor, Dr. Ifeajyi Okowa made the More...
Jubilating Parents, Staff Besiege Turkish College over Release of Kidnapped Staff, Students
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-It was jubilation galore as the news of the release of the abducted staff and students of Turkish College filtered into town. Eight students and two staff of the Nigeria Turkish More...
Kidnappers to Face Death Penalty in Lagos State
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed a bill aimed at checking the spate of kidnapping in the state into law, with stiffer penalties including death sentence for offenders. The More...
Kidnappers of God is Good Motors’s Three Female Passengers Demand N5m Ransom
LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Abductors of three female passengers of God Is Good Motors have demanded for ransom of N5m before their abductors will be release. Information shared via Ms. Obot’s phone More...
Court Sentences Kidnappers of Delta Speaker, Monday Igbuya to 104 Years Imprisonment
Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Hon Monday Igbuya LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A Delta State High Court sitting at Kwale presided over by Honourable Justice O. Jaloggo-Williams has sentenced eight accused More...
Bayelsa: Abducted 72 Years Retired Principal Died in Kidnappers’ Den
y By Amos Okioma LAGOS NOVEMBER 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The abducted 72 years old retired principal, Chief Sunday Festus died in the hands of his abductors at the early hours of yesterday, though his abductors had More...