Countries Gunmen kidnap more than 280 from Nigerian school Kano — Gunmen have kidnapped more than 280 pupils during a raid on a school in northwest Nigeria, a... Read more 8 Mar
Countries Gunmen attack Nigeria train station, kidnap more than 30 Lagos – Gunmen attacked a train station in southern Nigeria, kidnapping around 30 people and wounding others, police and... Read more 10 Jan, 2023
Countries Nigeria gunmen kill three policemen, kidnap oil executive Port Harcourt – Gunmen have killed three police escorts and abducted a local oil executive in southern Nigeria’s petroleum-producing... Read more 25 Nov, 2022
Burkina Faso 83-year-old nun kidnapped by jihadists in Sahel is free Ouagadougou – An 83-year-old American nun who was abducted by jihadists in northern Burkina Faso in April has been released,... Read more 1 Sep, 2022
Countries Kidnapped Catholic nuns freed in Nigeria, police say Lagos – Nigerian gunmen have released four Catholic nuns abducted early this week in southeast Nigeria’s Imo state, police... Read more 24 Aug, 2022
Countries Three men arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 26-year-old man in Free State Cape Town – Three suspects, who allegedly kidnapped a 26-year-old man and demanded a R30 000 ransom, remain in... Read more 28 Jul, 2022
World Haiti gangs kidnap 38 passengers on minibuses Port-au-Prince – Gang members in Haiti on Friday kidnapped 38 people as they were riding in minibusses out of... Read more 12 Jun, 2022
Cameroon Cameroon says kidnapped senator, others freed in northwest Yaoundé – Cameroon troops have freed a kidnapped senator from President Paul Biya’s ruling party and several other hostages, in... Read more 31 May, 2022
Burkina Faso 83-year-old US nun kidnapped in northern Burkina Faso Ouagadougou – An 83-year-old American nun was kidnapped overnight in the troubled north of Burkina Faso, her diocese said on... Read more 6 Apr, 2022
Countries WATCH | Suspects caught on camera allegedly kidnapping a Gauteng businessman Cape Town – The owner of Fred’s Hardware store in Vereeniging, Gauteng was allegedly kidnapped by four men in... Read more 26 Feb, 2022