Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, widely known as Sunday Igboho, has threatened to expose politicians he claims are responsible for the abduction of students in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The activist said this while speaking to the new executive members of the National Association of Nigerian Students led by Akinteye Bàbàtunde … Read more
Suspected gunmen behind the abduction of 39 students and seven teachers in Ahoro Esinele community, Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, have reportedly opened communication with the state government and are demanding an undisclosed ransom. The incident has left teacher Michael Oyedokun reportedly beheaded. The continued delay in the release of the victims, … Read more
IBADAN – THE Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a 12-year-old female secondary school student in the Challenge area of Ibadan, describing the incident as a suspected kidnapping and assuring the public that efforts are ongoing to rescue the victim. The student, a Junior Secondary School 2 pupil of Monarch Model … Read more
The Borno State Police Command on Tuesday said it has reunited two minors, Ayuba Ishaku and Yakubu Haruna, 13, abducted by Boko Haram four years ago, with their families. A statement by the spokesperson for the command, ASP Nahum Daso, said the victims, along with other women and children, were abducted in Mandaragrau village, Biu … Read more
A 33-year-old man, Ikechukwu Okoye, and his 39-year-old girlfriend, Juliet Ogbodo, have been arrested by the Enugu State Police Command for allegedly kidnapping and murdering a 70-year-old woman, Mrs. Mary Nwatu. The suspects, both from Onuorie-Obuno in Akpugo Community, Nkanu West Local Government Area of the state, reportedly killed the victim and buried her … Read more
Benedict Akika, a prominent leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State and a close associate of Governor Seyi Makinde, has been released from captivity. Akika, who founded the Omituntun Benedict Foundation, was kidnapped from his Ibadan home six days ago by armed men. While the specifics of his release and whether … Read more