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Lawmaker: Bill Prohibiting Ransom Payment ‘Needless’; Buhari Should Curb Banditry

June 1, 2022 editor

A member of the House of Representatives, Bamidele Salam (PDP-Osun), has criticised the Terrorism Prevention Act 2013 (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which seeks to prohibit the […]

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Terrorism Act: Senate Bans Ransom Payment To Kidnappers

April 27, 2022 editor

The Senate has passed the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2013 bill prohibiting ransom payment to kidnappers in Nigeria. The passage followed the adoption of the Senate […]

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Kidnappers  Demand N20 Million Ransom For Kidnapped Ekiti Chief

December 26, 2021 editor

Bandits who kidnapped a traditional chief in Ijan-Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Thursday, have demanded the sum of N20 million to […]

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Hunger Ravaged  Bandits Demand Food As Ransom After Governors Shut Markets In North-West

September 11, 2021 editor

The decision of some governors in the north-west to close markets in the region is reportedly taking a toll on bandits. Three governors in the […]

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40 Muslim Worshippers Abducted By Bandits In Katsina

May 10, 2021 editor

No fewer than 40 Muslim worshippers were abducted by armed bandits while observing Tahajjud, a kind of midnight prayer observed during the Holy Month of […]

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Both Buhari, Jonathan Paid Ransom But Denied It –Obasanjo

May 6, 2021 editor

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the federal government — including the past administration of Goodluck Jonathan — paid ransom to rescue kidnapped persons. The country […]

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We’ve Used N55million Ransom Earlier Received To Feed Your Children-Kaduna Bandit Leader Demands For N100m Or Kill The Remaining Students

May 3, 2021 editor

The notorious bandits that kidnapped Greenfield University students in Kaduna State have confirmed that they had so far received N55 million from the families of […]

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How 19-Year-Old Kidnap Gang Leader Killed 15-Year-Old Victim After Collecting N10m Ransom

May 22, 2020 editor

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 19-year-old suspected leader of a kidnap gang, Mohammed Jibrin, alias Al-amin, with three others for kidnapping a […]

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Bandits ‘Kill 35’ In Kaduna, Demand ‘N100m Ransom’ For 58 Victims

January 14, 2020 editor

About 35 people have been reportedly killed and another 58 abducted after suspected bandits invaded 10 communities in Chikun and Birnin Gwari local government areas […]

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We’ve Paid Millions As Ransom – Just To Get Medication Across To El-Zakzaky- Family

November 20, 2019 editor

The family of Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), has alleged that a heavy ransom has been paid to get medication […]

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