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Kidnapped Akwa Ibom school principal regains freedom

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 16, 2024

Akparawa Ezekiel Paul, a retired school principal kidnapped at his home in Ikot Abasi Akpan, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, has been released after a week in captivity. ASP Timfon John, a state police spokesman, verified the development, saying the individual was released

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Suspected herdsmen kidnap 2 FUWUKARI undergraduates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 2, 2024

On Monday night, two students from the Federal University Wukari in Taraba state were taken by suspected herders in Wukari. Sule Gani, the institution’s chief security officer, verified the event on Tuesday. He stated that the victims graduated but remained behind to complete some of their courses. According to him, the event occurred at 11 […]

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15 kidnapped Tsangaya students in Sokoto regain freedom

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 23, 2024

The 15 students kidnapped at a Quranic school in Sokoto State have been released. The students were kidnapped in Gidan Bakuso hamlet, Gada Local Government Area, while fleeing to their rooms to avoid a communal attack two weeks ago. It was reported that the victims were kidnapped hours before the graduation ceremony of the state’s […]

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Rescued Ekiti kidnapping victims to reunite with families this week

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 8, 2024

This week, the abducted students and teachers from Apostolic Faith Nursery and Primary School in Emure, Ekiti, who are undergoing medical treatment at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) in Ado-Ekiti, are expected to be released from the hospital, according to the government of Ekiti State. Speaking with reporters yesterday while visiting the hospital

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NSCDC trains vigilantes, teachers to safeguard 821,000 schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 5, 2024

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps’ National Safe School Response Coordination Centre announced that teachers and vigilantes from 821,000 primary and secondary schools nationwide would receive security training in an effort to better protect schools and students. The Federal Government formed the NSSRCC, whose job it is to coordinate safety and security

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Kidnapped Ekiti students and teachers regain freedom

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 4, 2024

Eight teachers and teachers who were abducted on Tuesday in Ekiti State have been rescued. “The abductees are here, the parents and family members are here. I will give you details shortly,” a government official said in a report on Sunday. The state Ministry of Health officials were reportedly on the scene to transport them […]

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Bandits kidnap students and staff in Ekiti [VIDEO]

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 30, 2024

The Apostolic Faith School in Emure, Ekiti State, has had some of its staff and students kidnapped by armed bandits. The students, their head teacher, and the driver who was taking them home after school were reportedly kidnapped by the robbers. The victims were abducted while riding their school bus from Emure back to Eporo […]

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Group voices concern over increase in the rate of students’ kidnapping

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 29, 2024

The nation’s rising rate of student kidnappings at all educational levels has been decried by the National Association of Seadogs (NAS). The organisation bemoaned the fact that rising levels of insecurity prevented students from learning in a calm and secure atmosphere. In a statement that was provided to reporters in Port Harcourt over the weekend, […]