Shock has gripped Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), after unknown gunmen abducted Basheerah Ojedeyi, a recent graduate of the Department of Radiography. The kidnappers are demanding a ransom of ₦200 million. Ojedeyi, who was celebrated as the third-best graduating student in her department, was reportedly taken earlier this week, though details of the incident remain
A former education Secretary, Mr Samuel Dangiwa, and six others have been abducted by armed men in Kufana town, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, September 13, saw the gunmen taking the victims to an undisclosed location, plunging the community into anxiety. Security analyst
Armed men have reportedly abducted Professor Musa Dankyau, a lecturer at Bingham University, Abuja. According to media reports, the university lecturer was abducted from his home in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident happened on Monday night, August 4, 2025, around 9:30 pm, when armed men invaded SA Estate along Guratopp
Soldiers and DSS operatives have rescued a kidnapped lecturer from Taraba State University, Engineer Joshua Saleh. He was abducted on July 31 while travelling along the Chinkai–Kente–Wukari Road in Wukari, Taraba State. The rescue took place after a joint operation by the Nigerian Army’s 6 Brigade and the Department of State Services (DSS). Acting on
Two students of the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State have been abducted. It was gathered that the two were from the Department of Science Lab Tech at the polytechnic. Community sources said that the victims were driving home to Asaba in a Toyota saloon car when they
Six students of the Nigerian Law School have been reportedly kidnapped by suspected armed bandits while travelling to resume at the school’s Yola campus, Adamawa State. The incident is believed to have occurred in the late hours of Saturday, July 26, 2025, along the volatile route between Wukari in Taraba State and parts of Benue
