Abuja Kidnap Victim Rescued, One Kidnapper Arrested

According to reports, a kidnap victim residing in Abuja, who was identified as Segun Akinyemi was rescued by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Thursday. The Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan disclosed this development, adding that the Kawo Divisional Police Headquarters, Kaduna State received a distress call that the culprits and their victim were transiting through Kaduna State reportedly on their way to Kano State.

Kidnapping: FCT Minister Vowed To Stamp Out Crime In Abuja

Minister for Federal Capita Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has expresses commitment to stamp out all form of criminality from the Abuja FCT and environs, saying FG can no longer condone such barbarism. The Minister made this declaration today during a town hall meeting at the Bwari Area Council of the FCT with stakeholders of the community. Wike convene the meeting following the increase incidents of kidnapping around the FCT and environs in recent time.

FEC Warns Against Crowdfunding To Pay Ransom For Kidnapped Victims

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has warned against the act of raising money through crowdfunding to pay ransoms for kidnapped victims, noting that rather than solve the problem, it will worsen it. Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, stated this on Wednesday while briefing news men on the outcome of the FEC meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

America to Return $8.9m Looted under Jonathan to Nigeria

New Jersey, a state in the United States of America, is set to return stolen assets valued at $8.9 million which were stolen under the administration of Goodluck Jonathan to Nigeria. It was reported that Jersey’s Royal Court has ruled in favor of returning stolen assets valued at £6.9 million ($8.9 million) to Nigeria. The decision comes after Jersey’s Attorney General issued a forfeiture notice in November, asserting that the funds, deposited in a Jersey bank account, were likely misappropriated by Nigerian government officials in 2014. The illicit transfer of funds was reportedly disguised as government-sanctioned contracts for arms purchases during Boko Haram incursions in Nigeria between 2009 and 2015.