Al-Qaeda linked Mali, Africa terror funded by ransom payments
An estimated $50 million ransom paid to free a hostage seized by al-Qaeda-linked terrorists in Mali in late…
Gunmen kill nine travellers in Niger
The police have recovered the bodies of nine people suspected to have been killed by bandits along the…
Enugu Church Attack: DSS, Others Arrest Three Suspects
Three suspected members of a notorious kidnapping gang allegedly responsible for the August 2 attack on St. Joseph’s…
Stolen Land Cruiser ends up in Limpopo River after kidnapping on farm
The battery and spare wheel were missing when the car was pulled out of the water A kidnapping…
Nigerian army rescues 33 people kidnapped by gunmen
Nigeria’s army said it safely rescued 33 people after they were kidnapped by armed men while travelling through…
Nigerians freed after months in jihadi captivity tell of ordeal
ILORIN, Kwara (AP) — Some of the 163 kidnapped Nigerians rescued from jihadi captivity have spoken of the…
Joburg lawyer rescued after allegedly being kidnapped outside her home
Alex van Heerden was found in Vosloorus on Thursday night, after allegedly being kidnapped after exiting an…
How did Nigerian police dismantle a suspected kidnapping gang in Rivers State?
The Rivers State Police Command announced a major breakthrough in its fight against violent crime after dismantling a…
13 kidnapped Bangladeshi migrants rescued in Tripoli, Syrian suspect arrested
Libya’s Anti-Illegal Migration Agency – East Tripoli Branch announced the rescue of 13 Bangladeshi migrants who had been…
Army rescues kidnapped lieutenant colonel, civilian in Enugu
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a kidnapped senior military officer, Lt. Col. Ofor Amobi, and a…
Oyo School Abduction: DSS Arraigns Five Ansaru Suspects
The Department of State Services on Wednesday arraigned five suspected members of the Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan,…
Nigeria’s Banditry Crisis Worsens – Africa Defense Forum
The Nigerian government’s Terrorist Prevention Act reclassified violent bandit groups, criminal gangs and kidnapping syndicates as terrorists in…