A retired Army Major, Joe Ajayi, who was abducted from his home in Odo-Ape, located in the Kabba-Bunu local government area of Kogi State, a few weeks prior, has reportedly died in captivity. Reports obtained by Naija News revealed that Ajayi’s lifeless body was revealed to his family after they had paid aContinue Reading
Kidnappers who abducted a Chinese national, Mr. Sam Wie, and a Nigerian, Mr. David Adenaiye, in Kwara State are demanding N1 billion for their release, according to new intelligence received on Friday. Security analyst Zagazola Makama reported that the assailants used the victims’ mobile phones to contact an associateContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews The kidnapped Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ward 5, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nelson Adepoyigi, has been reportedly killed by his abductors. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Adepoyigi was abducted on Monday, May 13, while parking his vehicle at his residence inContinue Reading
Two senior officials of the Oke Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State, Barrister Elizabeth Arinde, Head of the Legal Department, and Alhaji Musibau Amuda, Director of Personnel Management, have regained their freedom after being abducted by unknown gunmen. This was made known on Monday in an official statementContinue Reading
By Asuquo Cletus The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of 12 travellers along the Calabar waterways. The victims were en route from Calabar, Cross River State, to Oron, Akwa Ibom State, when they were seized by kidnappers. Speaking in a telephone interview with our correspondentContinue Reading
By Ayisha Osori FLOWERBUDNEWS: April 14 was the anniversary of the abduction of the Chibok girls from a Government Girls Secondary School; 90 are still missing. Today is another anniversary: the abduction from Greenfield University. 20th April 2021 was like any other day for students of Greenfield University, Kaduna.Continue Reading
The traditional ruler of Dnako in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory has been kidnapped by some gunmen in military uniform. Sources said HRH Etsu Yuda Garba was kidnapped alongside his two grandsons and five other residents of the community on Tuesday, March 11. Confirming the incident,Continue Reading
A lawmaker, Hon. Shagala Samuel, who was abducted by armed men along the Guzape–Abacha Barracks bypass in Abuja on February 25, 2025, has regained his freedom. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command confirmed the release of Samuel, who is said to be a lawmaker from a neighbouring state. TheContinue Reading
A Nigerian Army non-commissioned officer, Abdulfatai Odutola, has been killed by kidnappers over a delay in ransom payment. It had earlier been reported that Odutola, a Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO), was abducted on February 15, 2025, along the Abuja-Jos highway. He was reportedly travelling to Yola, the AdamawaContinue Reading
