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- 26 Mar 2026
Kidnappers Now Use Banks to Collect Ransoms — Expert
Dr. Kabir Adamu, a security expert, has raised concern that kidnappers in Nigeria are now using banks to collect ransom payments. Pix... CNBC Adamu explained that in the past, kidnappers typically…
- 15 Jul 2026
Why Bandits, Kidnappers are Hard to Trace despite NIN-SIM Linkage - FG
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has explained why kidnappers and terrorists are not always traceable despite the country’s expanding digital identity infrastructure. NIMC explanation…
- 27 Apr 2022
Senate Outlaws Payment of Ransom to Kidnappers
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to make it criminal to pay ransom to kidnappers in Nigeria, saying this move is to “discourage the rising spate of kidnapping and abduction for ransom,” which it…
- 29 Aug 2017
Police to Arraign Evans, Billionaire Kidnapper Today in Lagos
Chukwudumeje Ohamadike aka Evans, notorious kidnapper who was nabbed by the police three months ago, would be charged to court today barring unforeseen circumstances. The suspect who has spent over…
- 7 Apr 2021
Terrorists, Kidnappers Now Demand Ransom in Cryptocurrency- Moghalu
Kingsley Moghalu, former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that terrorists and kidnappers are now demanding ransom in cryptocurrency. Moghalu, also former presidential…
- 5 Apr 2019
Kidnappers Using Pre-Registered SIM Cards to Commit Crimes – NCC
Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has disclosed that kidnappers use unregistered SIM cards to commit crimes. He however…
- 18 Jan 2024
NIMC, NCC Partner Security Agencies to Track Kidnappers- Odusote
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) are currently working with security agencies to use the National Identity Numbers (NIN) and Subscribers…
- 1 Oct 2016
Kidnappers Demand N100m Ransom for CBN Gov’s Wife
The abductors of Margaret, the wife of Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), have demanded a ransom of N100 million it was learnt. Sources said that the demand was made…
- 6 May 2020
Kidnappers Abduct Radio Presenter, Demand N20m Ransom
Unknown gunmen have abducted Chinenye Iwuoha, a female on-air presenter, working with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Pacesetter FM, Umuahia, Abia State capital. It was gathered that…
- 14 Feb 2013
FG Goes After Kidnappers with New National ID
The need to create a single national identity database for all Nigerians was borne out of the need to tackle insecurity and improve good governance, according to National Identity Management…
- 20 Apr 2018
Pre-Registered SIM Cards are Trouble -NCC
Nigerian Telecommunications Commission (NCC) has warned consumers to stop buying pre-registered SIM cards because kidnappers and scammers might have used them to perpetrate evil. Mr Ismail…
- 16 Jul 2021
NBC Bars Broadcast Stations from Reporting ‘Details’ of Terror Attacks, Naming Victims
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ordered television and radio stations in Nigeria to desist from revealing “details” of the activities of bandits, terrorists and kidnappers in their…
- News27 Aug 2026
Gunmen in Nigeria Reportedly Raise over $5m from Mass Kidnappings
Kidnappers in Nigeria have collected nearly $5.8 million in ransom payments in the last year from civilian abductions, crime that is crippling education and eroding public trust in the government, according to SBM Intelligence, a security consultancy.
- 24 Aug 2009
Prosellers to Check Kidnapping with Technology
Niyi Ologunleko chief executive officer, Prosellers Nigeria, has said that his company launched an electronic device that will facilitate easy tracking of kidnappers, criminals and oil bunkerers in…
- 14 Aug 2017
NCC to Punish Telcos over Pre- Registered Sim Cards
Nigerian Telecommunications Commission (NCC) has ordered mobile telecommunications firms to block pre-registered sim cards, believed to be what criminals, especially kidnappers, armed robbers and…
- 6 Nov 2015
How Olu Falae’s Kidnap Triggered $5.2Bn on MTN
When the federal government failed to trace owners of SIM cards used by kidnappers of Olu Falae, a prominent politician in September, it was the final straw for Nigeria after what it called a string…
- 29 Apr 2025
Lawmakers, Telcos in Heated Debate over Kidnapping, Phone Related Crimes
Some federal lawmakers, yesterday, exchanged heated arguments with telecom operators in the country over the roles they are supposed to play to stem the tide of incessant kidnapping and other…
- 22 Nov 2023
Insecurity: Senate to Probe $500m Failed Abuja CCTV Contract
Senate at plenary on Wednesday unanimously agreed to probe the $500 million contract for the installation of the Close Circuit Television (CCTV) camera awarded in 2015 but allegedly poorly…
- 14 Dec 2017
Google Reveals Top Searches in Nigeria in 2017
By peter oluka Google, Wednesday announced the results of its 2017 Year in Search, offering a unique perspective on the year's major moments and top trends based on searches conducted in Nigeria. In…
- 23 Jun 2026
FG Moves to Track Ransom Payments Through Cashless Reforms
Federal Government is considering the reintroduction of a stricter cashless policy as part of efforts to combat kidnapping and other criminal activities across the country. Security sources said the…
- 6 Jul 2017
NCC Arrests Four with 70 Pre-Registered SIM Cards
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has apprehended four suspects involved in selling pre-registered SIM cards in Jigawa. Mr Salisu Abdu, NCC’s Head of Enforcement Unit, disclosed this while…
- 7 Sept 2009
Technology Can Check Kidnapping- Adoki
Kenneth Miebaka Adoki is the chief executive officer of Naira Net Technologies Limited, an intensive corporation, primarily established with the target of attaining Information and…
- 5 Aug 2024
Police Arrest 16 Suspects, Recover N3.9Bn in Interswitch Fraud
Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre has apprehended 16 suspects in connection with a financial fraud involving Interswitch Limited, a major African digital commerce platform, recovering…
- 22 Oct 2016
Kaduna to Spend N2.55Bn on Drones, CCTV
The Kaduna State Government has earmarked over N2.55bn to procure CCTV cameras and drones, to provide adequate security cover in the state in 2017. More than N1.5 billion of the amount was earmarked…
- 3 Feb 2022
NIN-SIM Linkage: FG Gives Security Agencies Nod to Access Subscribers’ Details
Some security agencies have got an approval from the President Muhammadu Buhari, to access the database of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) the course of carrying out their duties.…
- 21 Jul 2021
NGE Says NBC Directive on Newspaper Review is Threat to Free Press
Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has said that Nigerian journalists, especially its members, are not terrorists and bandits’ best friends, against the wicked insinuation by the National Broadcasting…
- 9 Aug 2021
Terrorism Report: NBC Recants, Denies Gagging Media
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has made a major turnaround as it denied reports it directed media houses to stop reporting details of terrorist attacks. Balarabe Ilelah, director-general of…
- 26 Jul 2010
ICT, Other Solutions to Kidnapping
Kidnapping that started as agitation to be heard by the people of Niger Delta, has now assumed a dangerous slant. Nobody is now spared especially in the South- South and South-East parts of the…
- 26 Feb 2021
Why Virtual Assets, Cryptocurrencies Risky for Nigeria – ICPC Boss
Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), , has stated that virtual and cryptocurrencies pose serious legal and law…
- 1 May 2022
SIM-NIN Linkage Now Frustrating Terrorists in North East – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the ongoing implementation of the National Identity Number and SIM linkage policy in Nigeria has denied terrorists and bandits access to…