Chaos descended on a Nigerian town at sundown when kidnappers attacked as people were preparing their evening meals last Friday. Residents rushed helter-skelter to escape. “When the invaders came to town firing gunshots, I jumped on my motorbike and rode into the night,” a man from Kuchi told the BBC on condition of anonymity about […]
Apr. 17—Arab police on Saturday rescued a Decatur teen who sent a text to 911 after he was allegedly kidnapped, handcuffed and taken to Arab by two men who said they were bringing him to his girlfriend to work out their relationship, according to the Arab Police Department. “I’ve been here 24 years, and this […]
Mar. 22—Police arrested four people on suspicion they kidnapped a woman, assaulted her and forcibly shaved part of her head. At one moment during the ordeal, the victim was able to call 911 from an apartment on the 1300 block of West Boone. Dispatchers reported she was screaming when they alerted officers, according to a […]
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said “not a dime” will be paid to kidnappers to release over 280 schoolchildren abducted last week. The kidnappers, who contacted the families, are demanding a ransom of 1bn naira ($600,000; £470,000). They have threatened to kill the captives if the demand is not met. A local chief has […]
After Nigerian police arrested a kidnapping suspect in the capital Abuja, social media posts claimed to share a photo of his sister who was allegedly speaking out in his defence. But this is false: AFP Fact Check found the picture is unrelatd and shows a South African actress. “My Brother Is Not A Kidnapper, He […]