Crime
Gunmen Kidnapped Retired Police Inspector in Jos
Gunmen Kidnapped Retired Police Inspector in Jos
By: Alexander Zidon
Residents of Panyam district of Mangu Local Government Area have raised alarm over the menace of kidnapping, which according to them is spreading like a wildfire in the area and Nigeria as a whole.
The residents said the youth had also embraced the trends, a situation, which resulted to prone kidnapping in recent times.
They urged the government to declare a state of emergency on insecurity in Plateau State to curtail activities of dare devil derailing development in the state.
Sources available to NEWSng also affirmed that gunmen terrorising the residents of Panyam have kidnapped a retired police inspector at his home on Tuesday at about 11pm in Daika community, in Panyam district of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State
Mr Manji Luka a member of the community told NEWSng that ” the victim was kidnapped by some armed men who storm the community at midnight when most the people are fast asleep and abducted the retired police inspector after shooting in the air”
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A vigilante in the community also alleged that as at the time of the incident, gun shot was heard but they were afraid go after the abductors because they were not armed compared to the kidnappers who are well armed with sophisticated weapon.
He added that the government need to equip them with better weapons if they truly want to stop the menace of frequent kidnapping in the community.
A family member of the victim also said that ” Ayuba Mangdilis was a retired police inspector and a native of Daika community of Panyam district in Mangu LGA,” he explained that, “the kidnappers came in their numbers on motorcycles knocking at the door of the victim and treating to kill his family while asking him to open the door,
“when he refused they forcefully open the door and abducted him, they also fired some shot in the air to scare the people before escaping with the victim. Up to this the gun men had not contacted the family of the victim.” He lamented.
This incident happened two weeks after two prominent members of the community were kidnapped and released after an undisclosed amount was paid as ransom.
However, DSP Alfred Alabo the spokesman of Plateau State Police Command is yet to comment on the incident.
Gunmen Kidnapped Retired Police Inspector in Jos
Police successfully rescue kidnapped ward head in Benue
By: Zagazola Makama
The Benue State Police Command has successfully rescued Dickson Idu, the Ward Head of Ehatokpe Ohimini, who was abducted on April 30, 2025.
Police sources told Zagazola Makama that the victim was kidnapped from his residence in Ohimini Local Government Area (LGA).
Upon receiving the information, the Commissioner of Police, Benue State, directed the Acting Area Commander Otukpo, the Officer-in-Charge of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, and a team of officers to immediately proceed to the area and ensure the safe rescue of the victim.
At approximately 8:45 a.m., a combined team of armed conventional policemen, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, and personnel from the Benue State Civil Protection Guard, supported by Ohimini youths, launched an operation in the Ojanu/Ijami Village forest. The team conducted an intense combing operation, utilizing smoke canisters to pressure the kidnappers.
The strategy paid off, and at about 3:25 p.m., the kidnappers, feeling the heat of the search, released their captive. Dickson Idu was successfully rescued and has been debriefed and reunited with his family.
The sources said while no arrests have been made so far, the police have assured that investigations are underway, with efforts to apprehend the suspects continuing.
Police successfully rescue kidnapped ward head in Benue
Police arrest suspected bandit in Kaduna over suspicious financial transaction
By: Zagazola Makama
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Rabiu Usman, on suspicion of being a bandit associate following a report of suspicious financial activity in Giwa Local Government Area of the state.
A police sources confirmed the arrest on Tuesday, stating that the suspect was apprehended on April 28 by operatives of the Kidandan Division.
The arrest followed a complaint lodged by Kabiru Abdullahi, a 27-year-old Point of Sale (POS) operator in Galadimawa, who reported that the suspect had requested his account details on April 26 to enable a relative, identified as Ibrahim Bature, to send money to him.
Upon receiving intelligence that Ibrahim Bature is a suspected bandit, the complainant promptly alerted the police. Rabiu Usman was arrested when he arrived to collect the said funds.
The suspect is currently in custody and has provided useful information to investigators. Efforts are underway to track and apprehend Ibrahim Bature, who remains at large.
Police arrest suspected bandit in Kaduna over suspicious financial transaction
Bandits kill driver, abduct five passengers on Bagaga-Anka road
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed bandits attacked a Golf vehicle on the Bagaga-Anka road in Zamfara State on April 26, 2025, killing the driver and abducting five passengers.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack occurred at about 11:40 a.m. when the bandits blocked the road, shot dead the driver, and abducted the five passengers traveling in the vehicle.
Upon receiving the distress report, joint security forces were swiftly mobilized and dispatched to the scene. The injured driver was taken to Bagega Primary Healthcare for treatment.
Efforts to rescue the abducted victims are ongoing, with security agencies intensifying their search for the perpetrators.
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