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Nigeria: School students released from kidnappers, one dead
Emure, Ekiti, Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa
February 4, 2024
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- Civilian
The kidnapped pupils and a staff member from Apostolic Faith School in Ekiti have been rescued, with the rescue operation occurring in the early hours of Sunday. They were abducted from their school bus on January 29 while heading to Emure-Ekiti, with the driver found dead. Police spokesperson Abutu Sunday confirmed the rescue but stated that the driver was suspected to have been killed by [...]
Nigeria: Kidnapped Lagos PDP party chief released
Ogere, Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa
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The chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Philip Aivoji, who was abducted by unidentified gunmen along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has regained his freedom.
Aivoji was released four days after he was abducted on Thursday.
Aivoji and some other party chieftains were abducted at the Ogere area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday while returning from the party’s Stakeholders’ Zonal Caucus meeting [...]
Nigeria: Oyo official kidnapped
Omi Apata, Ibadan, Nigeria, West Africa
January 27, 2024
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Alhaji Akeem Akintola, the Oyo State Chairman of the Tipper, Lorry, and Quarry Park Management System, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen at his residence in Ajiboye area, Omi Apata, Ibadan. The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, and the police have not responded to inquiries about the situation.
Nigeria: Woman killed in police action during search for kidnapped politician
Ogere, nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa
January 27, 2024
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- Civilian
A woman died from a bullet wound during a police battle with suspected kidnappers who allegedly abducted the Lagos PDP party chairman. Nine of ten kidnapped individuals were rescued, but the chairman remains in captivity. The incident occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, and the kidnappers are demanding a N200 million ransom for the chairman's release.