Nigerians Paid N2.2 Trillion as Ransom in One Year Amid Rising Insecurity – NBS Report

Nigerians spent a staggering N2.2 trillion on ransoms between May 2023 and April 2024, as kidnapping and crime surged across the country, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The alarming revelation was contained in the latest Crime Experience and Security Perception

No Ransom Paid for Release of 20 Kidnapped Medical Students, Says Nigeria Police

The Nigeria Police have confirmed that no ransom was paid for the release of the 20 medical students who were kidnapped in Benue State on August 15, 2024. The students, from the University of Jos and the University of Maiduguri, were rescued through

Anambra Youth Commissioner and Wife Kidnapped, Aide Shot Dead on Route to Abuja

Anambra State’s Commissioner for Youths Development, Hon. Patrick Aghamba, and his wife have reportedly been abducted by unknown gunmen, while their aide, Mr. ABK Offiah, was tragically killed during the attack. The incident occurred as they were en route to Abuja, where they

Kidnapping: FG vows to make Abuja ‘hot’ for bandits

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said the Federal Government would not condone any form of bandit attack in Abuja. Wike spoke on Wednesday, at a town hall meeting he had with residents of the Bwari Area Council of