Sentences with phrase «state for the kidnap»

Concerned with the plethora of kidnappings on the Abuja - Kaduna Expressway, the Service, on 28th May, 2017, arrested Aminu Aliyu in Sokoto State for the kidnap of Ifeanyi Amos (a Nigerian Army Captain) on 27th May, 2017 along the Jaji - Kaduna Highway.

Not exact matches

A detailed weekend report by the New York Times, for example, states that «members of the royal family, and relatives, advisers and associates of the detainees» say those who were kidnapped were coerced and physically abused in some cases, and that billions of dollars in private wealth were transferred to Crown Prince's Mohammed's control.

Speaking ahead of the release of the 2016 International Religious Freedom Reports, Rex W Tillerson told reporters gathered in the State Department's Treaty Room: «ISIS has and continues to target members of multiple religions and ethnicities for rape, kidnapping, enslavement, and death.

ISIS was responsible for half of all verified casualties (5,403) in Iraq during the first half of 2016, as the group kidnapped, harassed, and killed those of non-Sunni Muslim faiths (or Sunnis who disagreed with their extreme interpretation), the report stated.

The charge sheet stated that Ogundare on July 5, 2017 «put himself forward to be kidnapped for the purpose of causing breach of public peace» contrary to Section 5 of the Kidnapping Prohibition 2017, No.

Stakeholders in Birnin - Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state under the aegis of Birnin - Gwari Vanguards for Security and Good Governance have petitioned the Amnesty International (AI) over recent cases of armed banditry, kidnappings and cattle rustlings.

According to the reports, Ogundare had claimed that he was kidnapped along the centre for Management Development (CMD) Road in Ikosi - Isheri Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of the State on July 5, 2017.

The Director stated that given the experience Osun gathered in its introduction and implementation of the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme and the social welfare for Osun's most vulnerable old people called Agba Osun, the Muhammadu Buhari - led Federal Government has touched on the very aspects of national life that had contributed to youth restiveness, kidnapping, other crimes and care for the desperately poor.

The syndicate was responsible for the killing of a personnel of the Service in the State, Daanan BALGNAN, on 30th December, 2017 and was involved in other high profile kidnap incidents in Plateau and neighbouring States of Nasarawa, Kaduna and Bauchi.

SRG maintained that BSS members are the «masterminds of kidnappings / abductions for ransom; armed robbery; extortion of hapless people at gunpoint and other sundry acts of lawlessness and crimes against the state in Southeastern Nigeria.»

The suspects are members of a notorious kidnap syndicate that has been responsible for several kidnap operations in Nasarawa, Benue and Plateau States.

The state also noted that the state government has taken this noble action to equally recover Douglas Road that Connects the State with other neighbouring States which has remained a refuse dump for the traders in the market, and to deal once and for all, with the prevalent criminal activities in the area like robbery, cultism and kidnapstate also noted that the state government has taken this noble action to equally recover Douglas Road that Connects the State with other neighbouring States which has remained a refuse dump for the traders in the market, and to deal once and for all, with the prevalent criminal activities in the area like robbery, cultism and kidnapstate government has taken this noble action to equally recover Douglas Road that Connects the State with other neighbouring States which has remained a refuse dump for the traders in the market, and to deal once and for all, with the prevalent criminal activities in the area like robbery, cultism and kidnapState with other neighbouring States which has remained a refuse dump for the traders in the market, and to deal once and for all, with the prevalent criminal activities in the area like robbery, cultism and kidnapping.

The state's highest court will hear Gary Thibodeau's request for a new trial in the 1994 kidnapping of Heidi Allen in Oswego County.

Musa who was paraded alongside 10 other members of his syndicate at the Ogun State Police headquarters, confessed that his gang had kidnapped four victims and their relatives paid different sums of money for their release.

This year my wish for Mother's Day is that the young girls kidnapped in Nigeria will be returned to their mothers, and that the grief of the mothers of others massacred in Buni Yade in Yobe State, also in Nigeria, be somehow lessened.

«The group calls for the unconditional release of the over 200 girls, who were kidnapped in chibok, Borno State, on April 14, 2014.

Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima has condemned kidnapping for ransom, referring to such act as unislamic and against Islamic law.

Boko Haram insurgents have since released 104 of the schoolgirls kidnapped from their school in Dapchi, Yobe state, keeping Leah behind for refusing to denounce her faith.

Men of the Police command in Jigawa State have arrested a gang leader of a kidnap syndicate identified as Buba, who was for long on the wanted list in sState have arrested a gang leader of a kidnap syndicate identified as Buba, who was for long on the wanted list in statestate.

This is coming barely four days after the Baale of Shangisha area of Lagos state, Chief Yusuf Ogundare was busted for equally faking self kidnap.

«During investigation, they confessed to the various criminal roles they played in the commission of several kidnappings and armed robbery, murder and other violent crimes in different parts of Kogi State for which they have been on the wanted list of the police for more than two years now.

Six Fulani herdsmen arrested by the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, for allegedly kidnapping and terrorizing businessmen, including residents of Okeho, a border town in Oyo State, have been charged to court.

Adeyeye, a former Minister of State for Works, claimed that the PDP defeated Boko Haram before it handed over power in 2015, adding that it also reduced kidnapping and other anti-social vices in the country and there was peace in Nigeria as of May 2015.

For this reason, he said he would amend the charges in court to include kidnap, as men of the unit had last Monday visited his office and whisked away a permanent secretary in his ministry, Engr Damian Obi, who they dumped in Lagos while he (Ezenwajiaku) was in State Executive Council meeting with the governor.

The Police in Katsina state have made several achievements in the resolve to dismantle criminal elements, with the smashing of a notorious kidnapping / armed robbery syndicate and arrest of a notorious killer of tricycle operators, who later snatches the machine for sale.

The meeting which had Heads of Army, Navy, Customs, Prisons, Prisons, Immigration, Road Safety Corps and Police in attendance also agreed that the Permanent Secretary kidnap was a security threat and that Ondo State would never be made comfortable for criminals.

For months now Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna State has witnessed several kidnapping and armed robbery activities as well as killing of security agents.

Similarly, in Ebonyi State, one Chinonso ONWE aka Abino Flash was arrested at Izhia Community, Ohaukwu LGA on 1st June, 2017, by the Service in collaboration with the Community's Security Council for armed robbery and kidnapping.

These groups were responsible for several armed robberies and string of kidnappings in Niger State, especially around the Suleja area.

Following the rampant cases of kidnappings, cattle rustling and armed banditry along Toro, Gumau and Ningi axis, the Bauchi State Police Command in partnership with a renowned hunter Ali Kwara has stormed Yuga forest, a notorious hideout for kidnappers in Toro LGA of Bauchi State.

Consequently, DSS in a statement said the hunt for the notorious kidnap kingpin from Benue State, Terwase Akwaza (aka Ghana), led to the arrest of some of his close associates.

For instance, on 9th June, 2017, the trio of Dondo Orsaa, Terhile Mbaloha and Teryima Ihiambe aka Clark were apprehended at various locations within Katsina - Ala LGA, Benue State for their sustenance of kidnap operations across Benue and Taraba StatFor instance, on 9th June, 2017, the trio of Dondo Orsaa, Terhile Mbaloha and Teryima Ihiambe aka Clark were apprehended at various locations within Katsina - Ala LGA, Benue State for their sustenance of kidnap operations across Benue and Taraba Statfor their sustenance of kidnap operations across Benue and Taraba States.

«Why we use this law to address the challenge and punish the criminals, we are also putting in place appropriate measures particularly in our schools and other vulnerable targets to prevent security breaches and it is important that we ensure that everything we do in respect of this anti-kidnapping law is in good faith and good spirit to eradicate the issue of kidnapping once and for all in the State.»

«On September 18, 2017, at about 7.30 am, OPDS headquarters received a report of the kidnap of two soldiers while in transit for banking services in ONELGA, Rivers state,» Abdullahi said.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos has on Wednesday signed into law the anti-kidnapping bill recently passed by the State House of Assembly, with a pledge to ensure its full implementation to eradicate kidnapping once and for all in the State.

He said the operation followed a report of the kidnap of two soldiers who were in transit for banking services in Ogba / Egbema / Ndoni local government area of the state.

He stated that the spate of kidnapping in the State had gotten to a level that required decisive action from government, hence the need for the enactment of the law to send serious message to perpetrators of such heinous crime.

Men of the Police command in Jigawa State have arrested a gang leader of a kidnap syndicate identified as Buba, who was for long on the...

As you are aware, the state was hitherto reputed for high incidence of kidnappings and armed robberies.

He maintained that, before his assumption of office, the State was a no go area for travelers because of high profile cases of kidnappings and armed robberies.The Police Commissioner also stressed that his proactive measures have reduced the tide, making the State safer for the people.

Also in October 2017, four Britons working for a medical charity were kidnapped in Delta State.

«In a special intelligence led operation conducted by the operatives of the Intelligence Response Team of the IGP's Monitoring Unit at different black spots in Kogi State, three members of a notorious kidnap gang that has for a while operated in major cities in Kogi and neighbouring States were trailed and arrested at their hideouts in the outskirt of Egume and Anyimgba Towns in Kogi State.

Consequently, the action of the Senate in its resolution against the IGP today is a deliberate blackmail, witch - hunting with mischievous motives to hand - twist the IGP to pervert the end of justice in a felonious and serious offenses of Criminal Conspiracy and Unlawful Possession of Prohibited Firearms for which Senator Dino Melaye who was indicted by two (2) Principal Suspects (Kabiru Seidu A.K.A OSAMA, Nuhu Salisu A.K.A SMALL) arrested for several cases of kidnappings and armed robberies in Kogi State are already standing trial in a court of competent jurisdiction.

For instance, a journalist observed that even though many doubted the sincerity of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki when he sought and obtained approval for postponement of 2015 general election to enable the military to degrade Boko Haram and ensure maximum security of voters, all known terrorists» camps were destroyed before the emergence of new government on May 29; Sambisa Forest was stormed by «Special «M» forces» and about 300 kidnapped women and children were freed; 22 terrorist occupied towns in three states were recovered; and Boko Haram could not disrupt the electioFor instance, a journalist observed that even though many doubted the sincerity of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki when he sought and obtained approval for postponement of 2015 general election to enable the military to degrade Boko Haram and ensure maximum security of voters, all known terrorists» camps were destroyed before the emergence of new government on May 29; Sambisa Forest was stormed by «Special «M» forces» and about 300 kidnapped women and children were freed; 22 terrorist occupied towns in three states were recovered; and Boko Haram could not disrupt the electiofor postponement of 2015 general election to enable the military to degrade Boko Haram and ensure maximum security of voters, all known terrorists» camps were destroyed before the emergence of new government on May 29; Sambisa Forest was stormed by «Special «M» forces» and about 300 kidnapped women and children were freed; 22 terrorist occupied towns in three states were recovered; and Boko Haram could not disrupt the elections.

«This renewed onslaught on criminal elements in Kogi State is designed by the Inspector - General of Police to stem the tide of kidnapping for ransom armed robbery and other criminal activities and shall be sustained until all the criminal elements are flushed out of the State» the statement said.

They confessed to have been responsible for several kidnappings in Benue, Taraba and Some part ofNasarawa State in the recent past.

Unknown gunmen on Wednesday reportedly kidnapped a former Minister of State for Education, Iyabo Anisulowo in Ogun sState for Education, Iyabo Anisulowo in Ogun statestate.

Amanda Hellman of Vestal was sentenced in Broome County Court to 10 years in state prison for her role in the kidnapping of Shaleen and Kylea Fortner in April of 2015, from their foster home.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Section 287 stipulates three - year jail term for offenders, while kidnapping offences in Lagos State attract a penalty of life imprisonment or capital punishment.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The state's highest court will hear Gary Thibodeau's request for a new trial in the 1994 kidnapping of Heidi Allen in Oswego County.