German Expat Kidnapped in Northern Nigeria

Gunmen on Monday kidnapped a German national working for a construction firm in Kano in an attack that also killed a police officer, police said.

Rampaging Kidnappers Kill 2 Policemen, Abduct 21 in Kaduna

Daredevil gunmen on Thursday night killed two policemen, and abducted 21 persons in Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna State, North Central Nigeria. 

Gunmen Kidnap Legal Practitioner, Kidnapped School Principal Rescued in Delta State

A renowned legal practitioner and one-time president of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), lsoko chapter, Chief Kennedy Uwubiti, was on Wednesday abducted by unknown gunmen along Oleh/Ozoro Road in Isoko South Local Council of Delta State.

Nigerian Government Set To Launch New Anti-Kidnapping Measures

A fresh initiative by the Federal Government to curb the growing menace of kidnapping across the country is on the way.

Gunmen Kidnap Catholic Priest in Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria

A Roman Catholic priest of Ikot Ekpene Diocese, in Akwa Ibom State, Rev. Father Felix Akpan has been abducted by unknown gunmen.

Ex Dept. of State Security Director Kidnapped in Kogi State, Freed

Premium Times reports that a retired State Director of the State Security Service, otherwise known as the Department of State Security, DSS, has been kidnapped.

Gunmen Kidnap Residential Estate Secretary, Kill 3 Security Guards in Lagos

Barely a week after the Lagos State governor signed the Lagos State anti-kidnapping bill into a law, Channels Television reports that daredevil gunmen have kidnapped the Secretary of Isheri North Estate, GRA, Lagos State, Mr Dayo Adekoya.

Breaking: Two Staff, 3 Students of Turkish International School Kidnapped in Nigeria

Vanguard newspaper reports that five persons, three students and two members of staff of the Turkish International School, Isheri, a border between Lagos and Ogun states were Friday night kidnapped.

Gunmen Kidnap Kogi Monarch, Demand N20m Ransom

Unknown gunmen have abducted a traditional ruler in Kogi, a family source said in Lokoja on Sunday.

Kidnapping Scaring Foreign Investors From Nigeria — Guild of Editors

The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has expressed concern over the upsurge in kidnapping across Nigeria, which has become a national menace that is negatively impacting on the social and economic life of the country.

Gunmen Attack Lagos Community, Kidnap Seven

Kidnappers in military uniform at the weekend reportedly abducted seven at the Kodjo Farm, Igbodu, Epe area of Lagos State. The victims, The Guardian gathered last night, were a 65-year-old man, four poultry workers and two travellers. It was gathered last night that the 65-year-old man was identified as Kakaja Joseph, a guard.

Gunman Kidnap Nigeria's Former Minister of External Affairs

Nigeria's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bagudu Hirse has been abducted by gunmen in Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria.

House of Assembly Propose Death Sentence For Kidnapping in Lagos State, South-West Nigeria

Guardian newspaper reports that in a bid to rein in incessant cases of kidnapping in Lagos State, a private member bill sponsored by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa, seeks death penalty for kidnappers.

Retired Police AIG Joseph Mbu’s Wife Kidnapped, Rescued

The wife of retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Mr. Joseph Mbu was kidnapped yesterday near her house in the Satellite Town close to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Cross River State, South-South, Nigeria.

Security Agencies Issue Kidnap Advisory To Govt Officials, Politicians; Suspected Kidnappers of CBN's Wife Arrested

Sequel to increase in kidnappings in Nigeria, the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services have issued a security advisory to top government officers and prominent Nigerians in the country.

BREAKING! Heavily Armed Men Kidnap Wife of Nigeria's Central Bank Governor; Demand N1.5bn Ransom

Bands of heavily armed kidnappers yesterday, Thursday, 29th September 2016, reportedly abducted Mrs. Margaret Emefiele, the wife of Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele. It was also learnt that her abductors contacted the family and demanded N1.5 billion naira as ransom.

Gunmen Kidnap 4 Men in Isheri G.R.A, Lagos - Ogun Border Town, South-West Nigeria

Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped four men in Isheri North, a border town between Lagos and Ogun states, South-West, Nigeria.

Gunmen Kidnap 14 Oil Workers in Rivers State, Nigeria

No fewer than 14 workers of an oil company, Nestoil Plc have been kidnapped by unidentified Gunmen in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Gunmen in Military Camouflage Abduct 3 Landlords From Residential Estate in Lagos

There's palpable tension in New Haven Estate, Igbelaju, in the Iba area of  Lagos State, after some gunmen dressed in military uniform abducted three landlords from the estate.

Gunmen Kidnap 5, Including Party Chieftain Along Abuja-Lokoja Highway

A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Kogi State, Idris Ozi Shaibu, and four others were reportedly kidnapped at Osara along Okene-Lokoja-Abuja Highway in Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State.