Police officers
Rawalpindi Police have successfully resolved the case of Wajiha Swati, a Pakistani-American woman who was abducted from Morgah area in Rawalpindi. The investigation, led by City Police Officer DIG Sajid Kayani, revealed that Wajiha's ex-husband, Rizwan Habib, was responsible for her abduction and murder. The police were able
Police officers
In a startling incident, an operative of the Anti-Kidnap Unit of the Nigeria Police Force has been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in the Mayo-Belwa Local Government Area of Adamawa state. The victim, a mobile policeman attached to Operation Farauta, was mistakenly abducted after the kidnappers targeted a wealthy individual, Idi
Local government
Gunmen suspected to be pirates ambushed two oil installations in the early hours of Sunday, killing three people and abducting seven oil workers in Okoroma and Ogbokiri-Akassa communities of Nembe and Brass local government areas of Bayelsa State, Nigeria's South-south. The attack occurred while the oil workers were
Local government
Armed men, suspected to be pirates, launched multiple attacks on oil workers in Okoroma and Ogbokiri-Akassa communities of Nembe and Brass Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State. The gunmen shot dead two staff of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company and a personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps.
Local government
Nigeria's South-south region has been plagued by pirate attacks on oil installations, with the latest incident occurring in the early hours of Sunday in Bayelsa State. Gunmen, believed to be pirates, attacked two oil installations in Okoroma and Ogbokiri-Akassa communities, killing three people, including a civil defence officer,
Local government
In the latest incident of kidnapping in Kwara State, the family of Mr Adegboyega Onijala, a 56-year-old resident of Isin Local Government Area, has been left to mourn the loss of their loved one. Onijala, who was kidnapped by gunmen on November 19, 2021, was found dead with severe machete
Local government
Armed men suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have abducted a total of 22 girls from Kurebe community in Rafi local government area of Niger State, purportedly to marry them. The incident occurred on November 18, 2021, after the group leader, Malam Sadiku, had informed the community to withdraw the
Local government
Suspected Boko Haram militants stormed Kurebe community in Niger State, Nigeria, abducting 22 girls, aged 15-17, who were allegedly told they would be married to the group members. The incident has sparked concern among local leaders and authorities, who had earlier warned of the group's activities in the
Police departments
Police Commissioner Philip Allott has faced severe criticism after suggesting that Sarah Everard "never should have submitted" to her arrest by former Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens, who raped, kidnapped, and murdered her. The comments follow the recent sentencing of Couzens to a whole-life term. In response to
Police departments
Former Metropolitan police officer Wayne Couzens, 48, has been handed a whole-life sentence for the kidnap, rape, and murder of Sarah Everard. Couzens, who abused his police powers to lure Everard off a south London street on 3 March 2021, later burned her body to conceal his crimes. The Everard
Local government
Tens of schoolchildren kidnapped in northwest Zamfara State have been freed following an army crackdown on heavily armed criminal gangs known as bandits. The operation, which began a week ago, was credited with ending one of a series of mass abductions of pupils this year. The largest recent military operation
Local government
Owere Dickson Imasogie, a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo South Senatorial District, was kidnapped on Monday morning around 7am in his farm in Uhunmwonde local government area. According to a source close to the family, Imasogie was with his driver when the incident occurred. The police
