Delta State Commissioner Of Police Accused of Setting Two Policemen Arrested For Kidnapping Free
Delta CP Zanna Ibrahim LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Zanna, has released two Mobile Police Officers who allegedly kidnapped one Mr. Umukoro Daniel. The two More...
Two Nigerian Army Personnel Indicted in kidnap of CBN Governor’s Wife
Margret Emefiele LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Two Nigerian Army personnel have been indicted in the kidnap saga of the wife of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria. A report monitored in Premium Times had More...
Abductors of Lagos Landlords Request N1.2b Ransom
IGP Ibrahim Idris LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The gunmen who kidnapped four residents of Isheri area of Lagos State, including three landlords are demanding a ransom of 300m Naira each from families of the More...
Delta Police Storm Child Traffickers Den, Rescue Twelve Kidnapped Children
Rescued children LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Delta State Police Command says it has arrested one Abigail Nwakama also known as Madam Cash and nine other suspected child traffickers in connection with More...
Panic in Rivers as Gunmen Set Ablaze Commercial Bus, Whisk Away 14 Passengers
IGP Ibrahim Idris LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-There was panic in Rivers state on Friday as a commercial bus conveying about 14 passengers from Port Harcourt, the state capital to Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local More...
“We Received N15.1m Ransom in Two Batches’’ Suspected Kidnapper of Lagos Monarch Confessed
Iba Monarch, Oba Goriola Oseni LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Isaiah Ododem, one of the suspected nine kidnappers of the rescued Oniba of Iba, Oba Goriola Oseni, on Sunday in Lagos confessed to newsmen that they More...
Lagos: Kidnappers of RCCG Pastor Demand N100m.. Earlier Abduct Twins, Immigration Officer, Hotelier
Ibrahim Idris LAGOS JULY The kidnappers of Kayode Bajomo, a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Santos bus stop, Isawo in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State have demanded a ransom of N100m. Our correspondent More...
Kidnappers to Serve Life Imprisonment in Delta State
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)- The Delta State House of Assembly on Wednesday in Asaba approved life imprisonment for any person convicted of kidnapping in the state. This followed the amendment of the Delta State More...
Nigeria Senators Adopt Death Penalty for Kidnappers, Propose 5-Year Jail Term For Randy Lecturers
LAGOS MAY 4TH5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian Senate has recommended death penalty for kidnappers and tasked state governments to enact laws to enable security agencies to prosecute kidnappers and other crime related More...
Three Kidnappers Sentence to Death in Delta State
LAGOS MAY 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Three persons, Augustine Akpojivi, Dawel James and Collins Enye have been sentenced to death by hanging for kidnapping one Rufus Uzoma Allwell, a staff of Warri Refinery and Petrochemical More...
Delta: How Ughelli Lawyer, Okoriko Escapes from Kidnappers Den in Oghara Forest
IGP Solomon Arase LAGOS MAY 1ST (URHOBOTODAY)-We have heard of kidnapped victims gaining freedom through assistant of security agents or payment of huge ransom to their abductors. But Barr. John Okoriko, an Ughelli More...
Abductors of Lagos School Girls Contact Parents, Demand N200m for Their Release
One of the abducted girls Tofunmi Popoolaniyan LAGOS MARCH 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The kidnappers of three girls from Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary (BMJS) have demanded N200 million ransom. Timilehin Olisa, Tofunmi More...
Edo State: Tension in Benin as Bomb Blast Destroys Five Houses
LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-There was tension in Benin City, Tuesday, after five houses were destroyed in a bomb blast. The incident which occurred at about 3pm caused panic, as it was alleged that members More...
Delta: Kidnapped Isoko Monarch Regains Freedom
HRM Josiah Umukoro Agbaza II LAGOS FEBRUARY 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-The monarch of Olomoro Kingdom in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, Josiah Umukoro Agbaza II?, who was abducted last week has regained More...
Kidnappers Invade FESTAC Town, Lagos, Target Top Businessmen
Solomon Arase LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Reporting reaching Urhobotoday an online medium has affirmed that FESTAC town in Amuwo-Odofin LGA of Lagos State has become an haven for kidnappers who target mostly More...
$5.2b Fine: MTN Chief Executive Resigns
Sifiso LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The boss of Africa’s biggest mobile company, MTN, has resigned after the firm received a $5.2 billion (£3.4 billion) fine from Nigeria. Chief executive Sifiso Dabengwa More...
Ebonyi: Umahi to Sign Kidnappers Death Warrant, Demolishes Building Use as Accessories
Dave Umahi LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-Chief David Umahi Governor of Ebonyi State has said that he will readily sign the death warrant of any kidnapper convicted in the state. The governor said this this More...
Delta: Police Rescue Kidnap Victim in Ughelli, Arrest Suspected Cultist in Obiaruku
Arase LAGOS SEPTEMBER 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A dependable source told Saturday Vanguard that the victim who is a staff of Sterling Bank PLC, Warri, was rescued by operatives of Dragon patrol team 17 after getting More...
Kidnap: Sun Deputy MD, Steve Narrates Ordeal, Says Wife Abductors Demand N100m
Oluwatoyin Nwosu LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (URHOBOTODAY) — Gunmen, in the early hours of yesterday, stormed the Okota, Lagos residence of the Deputy Managing Director of The Sun Newspapers, Mr Steve Nwosu and abducted More...
Delta Police Kill Three Kidnappers… 2 Dead as Cultists Unleash Mayhem in Ughelli
IGP Solomon Arase LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Delta Police Command said it has killed three suspected kidnappers following a gun duel. Report monitored in the Nation newspaper discloed that the gang had More...
Police IG Splits Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, to Check Abuses
IGP Solomon Arase LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has split the Special Anti-Robbery Squad into two units with a view to checking human rights abuses. The Deputy Inspector-General More...
Kidnappers Release Wife of Ex- Bayelsa Governor after Paying Ransom of N8.2m
Mrs Martha Ibinabo gained freedom after paying ransom of 8.2m LAGOS JULY 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Martha Nestor Binabo, wife of a former acting governor of Bayelsa State, was freed by her kidnappers on Sunday after her More...
Delta Police Rescue Abducted Ogwashi-Uku Housewife, Daughter Still Held Hostage
Solomon Arase LAGOS JULY 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-– Delta state Police Command says it has rescued a housewife who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen last week at Ogwashi-Uku, in Aniocha South Council Area of the state. However, More...
For Nigeria’s Democracy To Be Strengthened, The Judiciary Must Be Independent, Says Uduaghan
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan in a group photograph with the Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice Abiodun Smith and other Judges, during a courtesy call on the Governor by the Chief Judge, in Asaba, Tuesday LAGOS APRIL More...
Policeman Killed as Gunmen Abduct Three Chinese in Nigeria
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (URHOBOTODAY) – Gunmen abducted three Chinese workers after a shootout that left a police officer dead in central Nigeria, police said Saturday. “Three Chinese nationals were abducted More...