Tag: ransom
Gunmen abduct cleric, son, demand N100m ransom in Kwara
Gunmen have abducted a cleric and his son at Oko-Olowo in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
Eyewitnesses disclosed that the gunmen broke into the young...
Kidnappers free Kano lecturer held while delivering ransom
An associate professor of Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST) Wudil, Huzaifa Karfi, who was kidnapped while delivering ransom to secure release of...
Senate prohibits payment of ransom to kidnappers, amends Terrorism Act
The Senate has passed the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2013 bill prohibiting the payment of ransom to kidnappers in Nigeria.
The passage followed the adoption of...
CAN: We paid bandits ransom to release 61 Baptist Church members
Sixty-one worshippers of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kakau in Kaduna State along with nine other victims of abduction have regained their freedom from captive.
The Chairman,...
