ZARIA — Ten female and four male staff members of Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State were kidnapped yesterday at Giwa local government area of the state. The abductees were said to be on a condolence visit to one of their staff and a director, who lost his father. It was learned that the driver of the official vehicle was instantly released on the instruction to come back and report the incident to the...

BENIN — The commander of the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Benin Zonal Command, Chidiebere Oruruo-Ifudu says the command which comprises Edo and Delta states has rescued about 96 victims of human trafficking in the zone. Oruruo-Ifudu, in an interview with newsmen in Benin, said the victims were rescued between January and October this year. “The zone arrested 79 suspected human traffickers and secured four convictions within the period, adding that...

KADUNA — A retired Air Vice Marshal, Mohammed Maisaka, and his grandchild have been shot at Rigasa, a community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that gunmen stormed their residence located around Markarfi Road in Rigasa around 8:30 pm on Monday and shot the two at closed range. It was gathered that the 27-year-old grandchild, Mohammed Musa, who is a serving Airman, is his grandfather’s orderly. The deceased, who before...

BAUCHI — The Bauchi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has graduated 35 Special Female Squad trained to assist in tackling frequent attacks and kidnapping of students, rape, human trafficking and other crimes. The State Commandant of the Corps, Nurudeen Abdullahi, said at the graduation ceremony that the NSCDC Commandant General came up with the idea of the Special Female Squad to intervene in some security challenges facing the country....