Hotelier narrates how he escaped paying ransom to kidnappers
NIGERIA: AN HOTELIER, who was freed from the grip of kidnappers, has explained how he escaped being forced to pay N5 million ransom. According to Otunba Gbenga Taiwo, when the abductors demanded for ransom while in captivity, he bluntly refused the threat of his captors. Taiwo, in a chat with journalists, stated that when […]
Ogun police free kidnapped APC chairmanship candidate’s wife, hotelier
NIGERIA: THE kidnapped wife of the All Progressive Congress (APC) chairmanship candidate in Ewekoro Local Government in Ogun State has been rescued by men of the Nigeria Police. Similarly, an hotelier, Otunba Gbenga Taiwo, who was kidnapped in Ijebu-Ode, has also been freed by the Ogun State Police Command. Mrs. Kudirat Balogun, who was […]
Ogun: Abducted Director, daughter regain freedom
NIGERIA: AFTER two weeks in captivity, the abducted Director of Information, Odogbolu Local Government in Ogun State, Mrs. Nofisat Bola Oshin, and her 15-year-old daughter, Afolabi, have regained their freedom. Family members told GatewayMail that the victims were freed on Friday, but it was not clear whether the family pay ransom to the kidnappers. […]
Ogun: Amosun intervenes as kidnappers of Director, daughter contact family
NIGERIA: AT last, the kidnappers of the Director of Information, Odogbolu Local Government, Ogun State, Mrs. Nofisat Bola Oshin, and her 15-year-old daughter, Afolabi, have contacted the family. The development came at the time the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, waded into the abduction of the wife and daughter of a one-time Deputy […]
Whereabouts of kidnapped ex-Ogun Speaker’s wife, daughter unknown
NIGERIA: FIVE days after their abduction, kidnappers are yet to reach out to the families of the Director of Information, Odogbolu Local Government in Ogun State, Mrs. Nofisat Bola Oshin, and her teenage daughter, Afolabi. The family members told GatewayMail that the abductors were yet to get in touch with them while the whereabouts […]
Gunmen abduct ex-Ogun Deputy Speaker’s wife, teenage daughter
NIGERIA: KIDNAPPERS on Thursday night abducted the Director of Information, Odogbolu Local Government area of Ogun State, Mrs. Nofisat Bola Oshin, and her 15-year-old daughter, Afolabi Oshin. The wife and daughter of the former Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Dr. Tokunboh Oshin, were abducted around 8pm in Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State. […]
Anisulowo: IGP wades in, dispatches crack detectives to Ogun
NIGERIA: THE Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, has waded into the rescue mission of the abducted former Minister of State for Education, Senator Iyabode Anisulowo. The police topmost boss has dispatched special teams of crack detectives to join other teams in Ilaro, Ogun State to rescue Anisulowo, who represented Ogun West Senatorial […]
Kidnappers of Anisulowo ’ll regret their action, says Amosun
NIGERIA: OGUN State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun on Thursday vowed that the abductors of the former Minister of State for Education, Senator Iyabode Anisulowo, would regret their action. Amosun, who promised to ensure Anisulowo return safely soon, said that the government and security agencies would ensure that the state remains a no-go area for […]
Ex-Minister, Iyabo Anisulowo, kidnapped in Ogun
NIGERIA: A FORMER Minister of of State for Education, Senator Iyabo Anisulowo, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Anisulowo, a junior minister under the late maximum ruler, Gen. Sani Abacha`s military regime who represented Ogun West Senatorial District in the National Assembly between 2003 and 2007, was allegedly kidnapped on Wednesday along Igbogila Road […]
Osun PS, director, driver abducted
NIGERIA: KIDNAPPERS struck on Friday and abducted three senior officials in the employment of the Osun State government. The unknown gunmen kidnapped the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance in Osun State, Mrs. Adebimpe Ogunlumade, Director, State Audit, Mr. Tajudeen Badejoko and their driver, Mr. Oladapo Ajani Arogundade. The abducted officials were on their way […]
