Kidnapping

Abducted university workers freed in Nigeria, police say

Abuja – Nigerian security forces on Friday rescued six people who had been seized at a university near the capital’s... Read more

6 Nov, 2021

Bamako – Three Chinese nationals kidnapped in Mali in July escaped their captors at the weekend and were rescued... Read more

2 Nov, 2021

Abuja – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said that 12 million children are scared of going to school in... Read more

28 Oct, 2021

Johannesburg – A 49-year-old man has been arrested for the alleged kidnapping of 50 Ethiopian nationals who were rescued... Read more

17 Oct, 2021

Bamako – A Franciscan nun from Colombia kidnapped by jihadists in Mali more than four years ago has been... Read more

10 Oct, 2021

Lagos – Nigerian security forces have rescued nearly 200 kidnap victims during raids on camps of criminal gangs in dense... Read more

8 Oct, 2021

Kano – Nigerian security forces on Thursday rescued five girls out of 73 students kidnapped the previous day from a... Read more

3 Sep, 2021

Yaounde – A Catholic priest has been kidnapped in an anglophone region of Cameroon, the hostage’s diocese said on Monday.... Read more

31 Aug, 2021

Katsina – Nigerian gunmen have freed the remaining pupils from more than 100 kidnapped from an Islamic seminary in... Read more

27 Aug, 2021

Bamako – Dozens of people gathered in Mali capital Bamako on Saturday to march in support of French journalist Olivier... Read more

17 Jul, 2021