Police departments
Multiple law enforcement officials have confirmed that a New York City Police detective assigned to Mayor Eric Adams' security detail will be questioned in relation to a bizarre crypto currency kidnapping and torture plot after he allegedly delivered the victim to his tormentors. The investigation comes after two people,
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Obi Obieze, a native doctor known as Obu Onyeka, has been apprehended by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at the Gbaji checkpoint along the Badagry-Seme Road in Lagos. He was attempting to flee the country on a motorcycle after being declared wanted by the police for his alleged involvement in
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A second cryptocurrency investor has surrendered to police in connection with the alleged kidnapping and torture of a 28-year-old Italian man who was held for weeks in an upscale Manhattan townhouse. The victim was subjected to horrific treatment, including being shocked with electric wires, forced to smoke crack or cocaine,
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The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in collaboration with the Nigerian Army and other security agencies have launched a rescue operation to secure a kidnapped victim in Abuja. The operation was prompted by the fleeing of a kidnapper with a victim after one other was rescued in
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In a major security operation, the Imo State Police Command has swooped upon the den of a kidnapping syndicate, arresting 147 suspects, rescuing seven kidnapped victims, and recovering various arms and ammunition. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, the operation was a major security sweep that led
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Nigeria's police forces have made significant strides in combatting crime, rescuing an 80-year-old kidnap victim, and neutralising several suspects in coordinated joint operations. According to a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO Assistant Commissioner of Police ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, operatives of the Federal Capital Territory,
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A horrific tale of kidnapping and torture has unfolded in New York City, where a cryptocurrency investor, John Woeltz, allegedly bound and subjected an Italian tourist, Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan, to weeks of beatings, electric shocks, and mock executions. Carturan, 28, had arrived in New York on May 6 and
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Nigeria Police Force headquarters in Abuja said its operatives had eliminated six bandits and armed robbers during coordinated operations in Maitama, Abuja, and Jigawa State. The operations were a response to foiled kidnapping attempts, including the rescue of an 80-year-old woman and the arrest of 12 suspects. The Nigeria Police
Local government
The family of Edo Labour Party Ward Leader Okasime Olowojoba is in a state of unease after he was kidnapped on April 26, 2025, and released by his abductors only in spirit. Despite paying a ransom of N50 million, Olowojoba remains in the custody of his kidnappers, leaving his family
Local government
undreds of youths in Auchi-Igarra-Ibillo, Edo State, staged a protest on Wednesday over the poor state of the road, which has led to a surge in kidnappings and lack of adequate infrastructure in the area. The protesting youths blocked the Auchi-Igarra-Ibillo road, causing a gridlock that lasted for several hours.
Local government
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in ward 5, Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nelson Adepoyigi, has been reportedly killed by his abductors. Adepoyigi was kidnapped at his residence in Ifon a few days ago, and his captors initially demanded a ransom of ?100 million,
Local government
Operatives of the Niger State Police Command, in collaboration with local security teams, launched a rescue operation after suspected kidnappers abducted seven persons from Tungan-Boka and Masaha villages in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State. The team tracked the suspects to a forest near Tungan-Boka, where they engaged the
