Uchechukwu Okoroafor,AbujaThe menace of kidnapping for ransom in Nigeria has a complex historical background rooted in socio-economic, political, and security challenges. While kidnapping has occurred sporadically throughout Nigeria's history, the contemporary era has seen a significant increase in frequency and scale.Kidnapping for ransom is not a new phenomenon in Nigeria.
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Bandits dressed in military uniforms kidnapped 31 people in a coordinated attack carried out in Tashar Nagule, Batsari local government area of Katsina State.A credible source in the area disclosed that the armed men numbering over 100 appeared in military uniforms inside the community on Sunday evening and seized both
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The Adamawa State government has issued hoteliers a six-week ultimatum to install closed-circuit television cameras or risk being shut down.The state deputy governor, Professor Kaletapwa George Farauta, gave the ultimatum in Yola, the state capital, yesterday at an emergency meeting, following the beheading of a lady at a guest inn
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Senator Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has called for a more structured approach to community policing to check rising insecurity in the FCT.A statement issued by the senator's media aide, Nana Kazaure, said her principal’s call came on Sunday night during her appearance on a Channels Television
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested a suspected landgrabber, Mr. Urakat Audullahi, who is also known as Saheed Mosadoluwa, aka Ibile, for allegedly attacking and hurting land developers in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State.Ibile was arrested on Saturday in Lagos and flown to Abuja by a combined team
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The executive secretary of the Student Loan Board, Akintunde Sawyerr, has said the new education loan fund will utilise a fully automated application process.He disclosed this to State House correspondents yesterday alongside the executive chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zaccheus Adedeji, after briefing President Bola Tinubu at
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recorded a four percent reduction in road crash deaths in one month, between December 15, 2023, and January 15, 2024.The FRSC also recorded a 22 percent decrease in death caused by road crashes in 2023.At a press briefing in Abuja to mark the
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has verified the authenticity of paracetamol tablets on the Nigerian market after thorough laboratory testing.Recall that social media platforms were awash with reports from a publication titled “Nearly all paracetamol tablets in Nigeria are possibly underdosed."In response, NAFDAC conducted
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