How Gunmen kidnapped Joshua Dariye`s father

According to punch newspapers, Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have kidnapped Pa Dariye Defwan, the 87-year-old
father of a former governor of Plateau State, Chief Joshua Dariye.
A police source said the gunmen, numbering about nine, stormed the home of the octogenarian in the Mushere area of Bokkos, in the Bokkos Local Government Area at about 7.30pm on Saturday.
They were said to have shot sporadically and in the confusion, whisked away their victim on a motorcycle and headed towards Wambia in the neighbouring Nasarawa State.
A family source told our correspondent that the kidnappers had demanded $10, 000 as ransom.
The former governor, Dariye, who is also the Senator representing Plateau Central Zone, was said to be making effort to rescue his father.
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Emmanuel Abuh, confirmed the incident.
He added that the police were on the trail of the kidnappers.
He said spent bullet shells were picked up by investigators to ascertain the calibre of weapon
used in the operation.
Abuh said, “We have yet to know the motive behind the kidnap.
“In investigations are, however, ongoing to determine the reasons behind the abduction of
the old man.”

How a woman found with dead baby was saved by the police

It was the timely intervention of  Policemen in Lagos, yesterday, that foiled attempt by a mob to lynch a middle-aged woman who was in possession of a dead child at Mile-Two, along Oshodi/Apapa expressway.
Though the woman, who gave her name as Florence, claimed that the dead child was hers, the mob said she could have kidnapped and killed the child for money ritual.
Report by Vanguard indicates that they met the dead child lying by the side of the expressway, with Florence by his side. Two Ghana must go bags were found by her side.
Inside the bags were beverages, detergents and assorted clothes.

Information gathered revealed that the woman had been sighted in the area with the child strapped at her back for three days.
An onlooker said: “One man in a commercial bus alerted us yesterday that the child strapped at the back was motionless. This attracted some curious passengers of commercial buses that were trapped in this unending gridlock. One of the passengers went close to the woman and shook the baby. Before you knew it, people had gathered around the woman, wanting to set her ablaze. But for the timely arrival of policemen attached to the Rapid Response Squad she would have been dead by now.”
When Florence was interviewed, she said: “I am from Umo in Kwale area of Delta State. I was born in Lagos and I have three children. Nothing is wrong with me. This child (pointing to the dead child) is my son. He is the last of my three children. I have a boy and a girl who are in the village. His name is Chidi and he is five years old.
“He has been very sick. In fact, he had fever and needed blood transfusion but I couldn’t afford the money for it. He died three days ago. Before he died, we wanted to travel back to the village. My husband stays in Port Harcourt.”
When asked to give his husband’s telephone number she said: “The paper where I wrote his number has been destroyed by rain. I don’t have any relative in Lagos. I was living under a staircase in one of the shops located in Alaba market. A security man allowed my son and I to sleep there at night. I didn’t steal any baby neither did I kill any child.
“I was carrying Chidi on my back after he died, only for people to gather around me this morning and started beating me. What have I done to deserve this kind of beating? If not for these policemen, they would have beaten me to death.”
Asked what her mission in Lagos was, she said she came to take care of him here. Some people were of the opinion that she was insane but the Police said that would be ascertained in the course of investigation.

End time: how a 'prayer warrior' woman was caught stealing neighbor's child

One Rosemary Chukwu of No. 33, Omo Ologede area in Majidun, Lagos has been alleged to have stole the seven-year-old child of her neighbour, Mrs. Gloria Emeka.

A neighbour  of the kidnapper by name Biola Odunsin, narrated how he, in conjunction with other neighbours, caught Chukwu.

He said, “It was around 6.30am today (Wednesday), when the mother of the child raised the alarm that she could not find her son, Emmanuel.

“We all rallied around her to find out what happened. She informed us that she had sent him to fetch water from the well in the compound. She raised the alarm because her son took too long and when she went to the well, she only saw the empty bucket the boy took there.

“While we were looking for the child, Rosemary (Chukwu) even came out to join in searching for the child as well. She was pitying her mother, showing concern and asking us to check some other parts of the compound.”

According to Punch,  another  neighbours who also took part in the search for the child said that Rosemary Chukwu even asked him to see whether the child was in another compound not far from the house.

Two other neighbours named Yakubu and Vincent told our correspondent that they entered the well where the child was sent to fetch water.

“We entered the well to see if the boy fell inside but we found nothing,” they said.

But while the search for the child was going on, Chukwu was said to have gone inside her apartment and came out with a large luggage.

“She carried the luggage on her head and passed by us as we searched for the child. She said she needed to drop the bag somewhere and that she would come to join the search later,” Odunsin said.

But a suspicious woman, the wife of the landlord of the house, alerted the search party, telling them to search the bag Chukwu had on her head before she was allowed to leave.

When the residents called after her to tell her to bring the bag for a check, she reportedly began to run. But a moment later, she was caught.

“We immediately opened the bag and inside was Emmanuel with a cloth used to gag him. The child would have died because he could not speak again. We tried hard before we could resuscitate him,” Odunsi explained.

However, the infuriated neighbours descended on Chukwu and while they were beating her, she screamed out that they should spare her because she was only a messenger.

“Pastor Ernest sent me! Please don’t kill me, Pastor Ernest sent me o!” she was reported to have told the party of residents.

Then Chukwu took the party to the church of the pastor who she claimed sent her, which turned out to be Pastor Ernest Nwankwo of the Holy Family Happy Family Ministry (House of Mercy), Majidun.

One of the residents who took Chukwu to the church said by the time they got there, the pastor was nowhere to be found. She was later handed over to the police who took her away.

Chukwu is a plump, fair complexioned woman with a motherly face. She is said to have four children – two boys and two girls.

Neighbours said they had not seen her husband, as he was usually away from home even though they are still together.

When our correspondent visited the church on Wednesday, a crowd of residents had besieged the place, barely kept at bay by some sternly looking policemen who were said to have prevented the church from being burnt down earlier by angry residents.

Despite this, some youths had succeeded in entering the church before the police came and seized hundreds of audio CDs of an album recorded by the pastor.

The youths publicly and excitedly sold the CDs on the Ikorodu Road to motorists and passers-by for N50 each.

The policemen rebuffed every attempt to gain access to the empty church, while residents of houses nearby could not provide any information about the whereabouts of the pastor.

Some residents who pleaded anonymity informed Saturday PUNCH that the church was not a conventional one.

“They don’t hold service on Sundays, only on Tuesday and Thursday. The pastor claims to treat mad men,” one of them told our correspondent.

An eyewitness, who entered the church before police intervention, said when they stormed the church earlier, they met a man with his hands and legs shackled in chains.

“I am not a mad man. Please help me! I was taken from around Redeemed Church Camp on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Pastor Ernest kept me here. There were many of us but they usually come to take away,” the man, who gave his name as Onuora Okeke, was reported to have said. The man also revealed to the people that he was from Anambra State and had been locked up in the church since 2012. Our correspondent learnt the man was taken away by the police.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, said the Chukwu would soon be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba for investigation.

She also confirmed that the pastor of the church has not been found.

Our correspondent attempted to contact the Nwankwo through two phone numbers found on his church’s website but none of them were available as of press time.

Boko Haram Kidnaps 103 School Girl In Borno State On Monday

News reaching us shows that  suspected members of the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, have abducted 103 students when they raided Girls Secondary School in Chibok, a town on the border between Borno and Adamawa States. Borno is one the states in the north being held hostage byBoko Haram Islamic terrorist .

Police Parades The Good Samaritan Who Stole A 7 Day- Old Baby In Jos.

Some days ago, we reported how a week old baby was stolen from his mother in Bokkos Local  Government Area Jos.

The Plateau State Police command, yesterday, paraded the woman that stole the seven-day old baby.

From facts available, the criminal who is also a member of health worker, did not act alone in stealing the baby. Her accomplice Mrs Chundung Lagi Jugu, who had faked a pregnancy to con her husband for seven months made the arrangement with her to steal the baby to perfect the fake pregnancy into reality.

How Gunmen Kidnap Harry Marshal's Daughter.

Miss Julie Harry,a 30 year-old daughter of slain Harry Marshal,the former Vice-Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, has been abducted by unknown gunmen.

How A Health Worker Posing As A Good Samaritan Disappeared With A Week Old Baby

The wife of Mr. Mahana Zachariah, gave birth through Caesarian section to a healthy few days ago. Everybody was happy that mother and baby were alive. however, the joy which all received with celebration has been tampered with when a health worker in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State who pretended to be a well wisher bringing clothes to the new baby eventually stole the one-week old baby from her mother and disappeared into thin air.

Alhaji Abu Dankure, Gov. Wamako Associate Dies Few Days After Kidnap

Alhaji Abu Dankure, an 86year-old businessman and, a close friend of Gov. Asliyu Wamako of Sokoto State was kidnapped in Sokoto, on Nov. 6, by four gunmen along Kupper road and was released on Nov.11. after reports said the abductors were paid N51 million as ransom.

A Traditional Ruler, Chief Mufutau Obabiyi And 4 Others Arraingned For Kidnap In Ogun State

A traditional ruler, Chief Mufutau Obabiyi and four others have been remanded in prison by a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ado-Odo in the Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, for alleged attempted murder and abduction of a Police Inspector, Mulero Joseph and one Morufu Sumonu.

How The Four Frenchmen Kidnapped In Niger Were Released After Three Years

About 20 million euros was said to have been paid to secure the release of four Frenchmen who were captivity in Niger, three years ago.

The four Frenchmen held captive by an Al-Qaeda offshoot in North Africa arrived in Paris on Wednesday, ending their three-year kidnap ordeal.

How A 76- Year -Old Grand Mother Outwitted Kidnappers and Escaped from Their Den

The mother of the Managing Director of Ben-Segba Technical Services Limited, an oil servicing firm in Ekpan, Mrs. Otiti Esegba, a 76 year-old grandmother, who was kidnapped by some hoodlums was reported to have escaped from the den of her abductors about five hours she was abducted.

Police Quizzed A Couple Who Sold Maria For ($350) 350 Dollars.

As the parents of Maria, the mysterious blonde girl found in a Greek Roma camp are being quizzed by Bulgaria police, perhaps for selling her, the brother, Jesus said they left her behind in Greece. The couple, named as Sasha Ruseva and Atanas Rusev, have between eight and 10 children, five of whom are blonde and even closely resemble the girl found last week.

Good News: The Wife of Dr. Ona Ekhomu Kidnapped Yesterday Has Been Rescued

The combine team of  the State Security Service(SSS) and the Police have been able to rescue Madam Victoria, the wife of Dr. Ona Ekhomu who was abducted by the gunmen in front of Ambrose Ali University yesterday
 The rescue took place  near Warri in Delta State.

The gunmen were said to have abandoned Victoria when it was clear to them that they were being chased.

Madam Ekhomu, wife of Dr. Ona Ekhomu of Transwold Security Ltd Has Been Kidnapped

Madam Ona Eekhomu has been reported kidnapped along Benin Auchi Road today.

The kidnappers adducted the woman along with two of her children. The driver of the victims was reportedly killed in the process.

Madam Ona Ekhomu flew into Benin City this afternoon and was kidnapped on her way to Esan,  Edo State.
Dr Ona Ekhomu is the chairman of Transworld Security Limited base in Lagos.

The kidnapping took place same day Adams Oshiomhole, Governor of Edo state sign a bill which prescribed death sentence on any kidnapper within the state.

Last Sunday, Justice Okungbowa was released after three weeks in kidnappers’ den. Same day, two elderly wives of Chief Efionayi Iyayi were kidnapped on their way to  church.

This is now a case too many in Edo state.

Edo State Government and Security Agents Liaise With Cultist To Tackle Insecurity In Edo State

Strong men otherwise known as cult groups, at weekend end, came together to find a way of tackling the menacing insecurity, especially the  incessant kidnappings and other violent crimes in Edo State. Represented  at the summit were Green Circuit (Maphites), Norsemen (Vikings), Black Axe, Eiye Confraternity, Family Fraternity of Nigeria and Avarian Organisation of Nigeria.

Kidnap: Mrs Nancy Chukwu kidnapped Self and Demanded N200,000.00 Ransom From Husband

 Enugu State Police Command has arrested a house wife who stage-managing her own kidnapping and demanded for  N200, 000 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira) ransom from her husband Marcus Chukwu .

Kidnapping: Delta High Court Setenced Two To Death For Kidnapping a Magistrate

As a test case for the law of Anti-kidnapping Bill 2013, which came into force April 17, 2013 in Delta State, imposing a death sentence on any person convicted of kidnapping in the state, High Court of Justice sitting in Asaba, yesterday, sentenced two persons to death by hanging. The two condemned criminal were found guilty of kidnapping and robbing a female magistrate at gunpoint on Boxing Day two years ago.

3 Nigerians Beaten To Death In Guinea-Bissau Over Allegations Of Child Kidnapping

One of the three Nigerians accused of kidnapping a child is protected by security forces, shortly before being lynched by a mob which managed to grab him from a police car as officers stood by powerless. 

Three Nigerians accused of kidnapping a child were lynched to death on Tuesday by an angry mob of young rioters in Bissau, according to a hospital source.

The trio was killed after the disappearance of a young boy on Tuesday morning in the capital of Guinea-Bissau.

Anambra Governorship Election: Chief Leonard Uchendu, NNPP Gubernatorial Candidate Kidnapped

Chief Leonard Uchendu, is the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, was, on Sunday, kidnapped at his Umuawulu, Awka South Local Government Area home town by unknown kidnappers.

Uchendu a successful business tycoon, was the President- General of Umuawulu Town Union before he picked the ticket for the governorship election coming up November 16.

Amazing Confession Of A Kidnapper: "I Use Church as Cell For My Kidnapped Victims And Share The Ransom With My Pastor .

Okafor popularly known as Igwe on a mission to collect N5 million ransom from the family of victim in Asaba, Delta State, was rounded up by crack policemen and locked up in a cell.