A popular female radio presenter has been kidnapped by some unknown group of men. Chinenye Iwuoha works with Pacesetter FM, a subsidiary of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), in Umuahia, Abia State capital. 

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The incident occurred near Amakanma Housing Estate in Umuahia South Local Government Area of the state at about 7:00p.m. on her way home after work. She was in the company of her general manager and company driver.

The armed assailants who were on a motorbike and Toyota Sienna space bus had trailed the Hilux van and shot the driver, Kingsley Onyeokuche, before fleeing with their captive, perhaps to stop him from giving a hot chase after them.

They kidnappers also made away with other valuables like laptops and phones together with other personal items. They have since demanded a ₦ 20m ransom before her release.

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Nigerian police have arrested a 22-year-old student of the Modibbo Adama University, Adamawa, identified as Abdulbasit Umar, for aiding the kidnap of his 10-year-old sister, Amina Umar.

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Abdulbasit, alongside two other accomplices, Sadiq Sani and Abdullahi Habib were said to have kidnapped his sister on her way to school and later demanded the sum of N10 million as ransom from their father, for her release.

Spokesman of the State Police Command, DSP David Misal, who paraded Abdulbasit alongside 12 others for kidnapping and armed robbery, explained that officers of the State Investigative Bureau arrested the three suspects on their way to collect the ransom of N4 million which they later settled for.

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He revealed that the suspects were arrested in Bali, Gassol Local Government Areas and other parts of Taraba State.

Speaking to journalists, Abdulbasit explained that this is the first time he is engaging in such an act and he did so because he needed the money to study overseas.

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One of his accomplices, Sadiq Sani, who claimed to be his childhood friend, admitted that he connived with him to get money from his father.

All the suspects paraded agreed to have committed the crimes.

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A teenager has been arrested for staging his own kidnapping. He confessed to planning with his friends in order to fleece his father of 500,000 naira ($1,400) as ransom.

The incident happened in the central Nigerian city of Jos in Plateau State.

Many suspects were arrested to help in the investigation. However, the police traced the alleged kidnapper’s number to the victim’s friend. Upon his apprehension, the suspect divulged the whole plan.

He then led the police to the victim’s hide-out. The victim-cum-suspect, when interrogated, admitted to the crime.

He said he wanted to buy some new clothes and shoes to celebrate his impending graduation as an electrical fitting apprentice.

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The security situation in Nigerian is getting worse by the day.

Meanwhile, Nigerians are losing confidence in the police as reports suggest that they could not rescue their kidnapped colleague but rather paid a ransom for his freedom.

The Divisional Police Officer at Delta State command, who was allegedly kidnapped on Friday has regained his freedom.

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Sources say the DPO was freed by his kidnappers after they were paid a ransom of N3 million.

He reportedly regained his freedom on Sunday after the negotiated ransom was dropped at a designated location for the abductors to pick.

The victim, whose name was given as Mr. Okoro is in charge of Galilee Police Station.

However, the Commissioner of Police Delta State, Mr. Adeyinka Adeleke, has denied the incident and the subsequent payment of ransom.

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He said it was the DPO’s friend, who was kidnapped and not the DPO himself.

He added that he had been in touch with the DPO and that the police do not support payment of ransom for kidnapped victims.

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