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100 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren released: UN source, presidency

Minna –  Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school... Read more

8 Dec

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Gunmen kidnap 25 schoolgirls in northwestern Nigeria

Lagos – Gunmen from a criminal gang kidnapped 25 people and killed a staff member in an early morning... Read more

18 Nov

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WATCH | Trolley worker held for kidnapping 17-year-old girl at gunpoint

Durban, KZN – Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) has arrested a 30-year-old trolley assistant for allegedly kidnapping a 17-year-old... Read more

17 Nov

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‘BRING HER BACK!’ | 7-year-old found dead after ransom text shocks family

Cape Town – Police in Delmas, Mpumalanga, have launched an investigation after the body of seven-year-old Thandolwethu Mahlangu was... Read more

13 Nov

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IDAC boss kidnapped and beaten — dumped on roadside in midnight attack

Johannesburg – The Head of Investigation and Operations at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) was kidnapped, assaulted, and... Read more

9 Nov

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‘Hands up’ – Cops save kidnap victim from fake police gang armed with AK-47

Pretoria – Gauteng police rescued a kidnapped man and recovered an AK-47 rifle with scores of live ammunition after... Read more

12 Oct

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Fake kidnap shocker — woman and acolytes busted in cash plot

Cape Town – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has revealed that a woman who reported her husband’s kidnapping... Read more

16 Sep

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Kidnapping crisis: SA citizens snatched as syndicates spread beyond the rich

Cape Town – Law enforcement sources report a worrying escalation in kidnapping incidents across South Africa, with what began... Read more

15 Sep

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Hawks gun down 3, nab 3 in daring raid — kidnapped Ethiopian rescued

Cape Town – Three alleged kidnappers have been killed and three others arrested in a Hawks-operation in the Eastern... Read more

12 Sep

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Kidnapped, chained and abandoned — man escapes sugar cane horror in Mayville

Mayville, KwaZulu-Natal – A 31-year-old man narrowly escaped a kidnapping ordeal after fleeing his captors in a sugarcane field... Read more

8 Sep