Ransom – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 11 Apr 2025 21:13:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Ransom – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Kidnappers Demand N100 Million Ransom for Abducted ECWA Pastor in Kaduna https://www.theinfostride.com/kidnappers-demand-n100-million-ransom-for-abducted-ecwa-pastor-in-kaduna/ https://www.theinfostride.com/kidnappers-demand-n100-million-ransom-for-abducted-ecwa-pastor-in-kaduna/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:00:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=407995 Gunmen have demanded a ransom of N100 million for the release of Pastor Samson Ndah Ali, a 30-year-old cleric with the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), who was abducted from his residence in Maraba Aboro, Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The pastor was kidnapped in the early hours of Monday when the armed [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/kidnappers-demand-n100-million-ransom-for-abducted-ecwa-pastor-in-kaduna/feed/ 0 Gunmen Abduct Anglican Cleric, Family in Ondo State, Demand N75 Million Ransom https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-abduct-anglican-cleric-family-in-ondo-state-demand-n75-million-ransom/ https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-abduct-anglican-cleric-family-in-ondo-state-demand-n75-million-ransom/#respond Sat, 28 Dec 2024 11:00:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=398981 Suspected kidnappers have abducted an Anglican cleric, Rev. Canon Olowolagba, along with his wife and two children in Ondo State. The incident occurred along the Ise Akoko-Iboropa road in the Akoko North-East Local Government Area. The abduction has caused panic in Ikaram-Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area, the cleric’s hometown, prompting residents to engage in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-abduct-anglican-cleric-family-in-ondo-state-demand-n75-million-ransom/feed/ 0 Gunmen Abduct DELSU Student, Demand N1 Million Ransom https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-abduct-delsu-student-demand-n1-million-ransom/ https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-abduct-delsu-student-demand-n1-million-ransom/#respond Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:00:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=396805 Gunmen have reportedly abducted a 25-year-old student of Delta State University, Abraka, identified as Onoriode Roman, in Ethiope-East Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon, with reports indicating that the assailants stripped the victim naked before abducting her. Sources revealed that the gunmen used Roman’s phone to contact her family, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-abduct-delsu-student-demand-n1-million-ransom/feed/ 0 Abductors Demand N20 Million and Motorcycles for Kaduna Councillorship Aspirant’s Release https://www.theinfostride.com/abductors-demand-n20-million-and-motorcycles-for-kaduna-councillorship-aspirants-release/ https://www.theinfostride.com/abductors-demand-n20-million-and-motorcycles-for-kaduna-councillorship-aspirants-release/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2024 21:00:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=389080 In a harrowing turn of events, gunmen have abducted Japheth Zarma Yakubu, a councillorship aspirant from Kurmin-Kare community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The kidnappers are demanding a hefty ransom of N20 million and two motorcycles for his release. The abduction, which occurred last Thursday while Yakubu was inspecting his farm, has [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/abductors-demand-n20-million-and-motorcycles-for-kaduna-councillorship-aspirants-release/feed/ 0 16-Year-Old Girl Connives With Boyfriend To Fake Kidnap, Demands N500,000 Ransom https://www.theinfostride.com/16-year-old-girl-connives-with-boyfriend-to-fake-kidnap-demands-n500000-ransom/ https://www.theinfostride.com/16-year-old-girl-connives-with-boyfriend-to-fake-kidnap-demands-n500000-ransom/#respond Mon, 21 Jun 2021 20:30:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=298035 The Ekiti State police command have arrested a 16-year-old girl, Abimbola Suluka alongside her boyfriend, Oluwaseun Olajide for alleged conspiracy and self-kidnapping. Abimbola is alleged to have conspired with her 25-year-old boyfriend and two of his friends to stage the abduction so as to raise money. The Police spokesperson Sunday Abutu in a statement on [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/16-year-old-girl-connives-with-boyfriend-to-fake-kidnap-demands-n500000-ransom/feed/ 0 APC Cannot Be Held To Ransom – Kawuwa Damuna https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-cannot-be-held-to-ransom-kawuwa-damuna/ Thu, 24 May 2018 20:54:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=207241 Alhaji Kawuwa Damuna (APC) on Saturday in Bauchi, declared that members who dragged the All Progressives Congress (APC), to court are enemies of the party. “Any member of the party that takes the party to court is an enemy of the party, because there is a lot of avenue for reconciliation. “Six people cannot hold [...]

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]]> Six People Cannot Hold APC To Ransom – Kawuwa Damuna https://www.theinfostride.com/six-people-cannot-hold-apc-to-ransom-kawuwa-damuna/ Mon, 21 May 2018 19:07:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=207078 Alhaji Kawuwa Damuna (APC) on Saturday in Bauchi, declared that members who dragged the All Progressives Congress (APC), to court are enemies of the party. “Any member of the party that takes the party to court is an enemy of the party, because there is a lot of avenue for reconciliation. “Six people cannot hold [...]

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]]> FG Paid No Ransom For Release Of 82 Girls – Lai Mohammed https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-paid-no-ransom-for-release-of-82-girls-lai-mohammed/ Sun, 21 May 2017 16:37:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=165780 The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that the federal government did not pay any ransom to secure the release of 82 Chibok girls. Mohammed said aside the exchange of five commanders of the Boko Haram for the girls, no other bargain was made by the FG with the sect. The minister [...]

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]]> Is Ahmed Makarfi Holding PDP To Ransom? https://www.theinfostride.com/is-ahmed-makarfi-holding-pdp-to-ransom/ Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:57:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=159908 The factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi has revealed that Ali Modu Sheriff wants to contest for President in 2019. Makarfi also said that Sheriff is holding the PDP to ransom because of his presidential ambition. The factional leader said the PDP chairman exposed his plan when he called for the [...]

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]]> Kidnappers Want N60M Ransom For Abducted Germans https://www.theinfostride.com/kidnappers-want-n60m-ransom-for-abducted-germans/ Sat, 25 Feb 2017 00:33:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=157510 The kidnappers of German archaeologist, Professor Peter Breunig, and his associate, Johannes Buringer have demanded N60 million as ransom. The two men were kidnapped in Jenjela village in the Kagarko Local Government of Kaduna State on Wednesday, February 22. A spokesman for the abductors is said to have made the demand and warned against the [...]

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]]> HoS Denies Ransom Claims From Kidnappers In Osun https://www.theinfostride.com/hos-denies-ransom-claims-from-kidnappers-in-osun/ Tue, 26 Apr 2016 16:40:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=126594 Sunday Owoeye, the Head of Service in Osun State has denied allegations that kidnappers of state officials from the Ministry of Finance and Audit have demanded for a ransom. Speaking with Punch Newspaper, Owoeye the tale is far from the truth but security agents have taken over the move to free the abducted officials. It [...]

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]]> Federal Government Warns Nigerians And Foreigners, Says Boko Haram Planning Abductions For Ransom https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-government-warns-nigerians-and-foreigners-says-boko-haram-planning-abductions-for-ransom/ Fri, 18 Dec 2015 18:35:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113703 The Federal Government of Nigeria has issued a security warning on Friday, December 18, that Boko Haram terrorists, who have been beaten and put on the run by the military, are planning another sensational abduction of pupils/students or foreigners in a desperate effort to raise funds, through ransom, for food, medical and arms supply. The [...]

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]]> Ondo > Kidnappers of Chief Olu Falae reduced Ransom from 100m to N90m Naira https://www.theinfostride.com/ondo-kidnappers-of-chief-olu-falae-reduced-ransom-from-100m-to-n90m-naira/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 14:04:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100503 The ransom demanded by kidnappers of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief Olu Falae, has been reduced from 100million to N90million naira. Falae, a chieftain of the resuscitated Social Democratic Party, SDP, was abducted on his farmland in Ilado, Akure North local government area of Ondo State by suspected herdsmen on [...]

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]]> Abductors of Chief Olu Falae Demand 100m Naira Ransom https://www.theinfostride.com/abductors-of-chief-olu-falae-demand-100m-naira-ransom/ Tue, 22 Sep 2015 08:44:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100364 The kidnappers of Chief Olu Falae have demanded for N100m as ransom before they release him, Vanguard reports. The Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and chieftain of the Afenifere, Chief Samuel Oluyemisi Falae was kidnapped by gunmen numbering over 20 on Monday as he turns 77. They invaded his farm in Ilado [...]

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]]> Nigerian Pastor Arrested For Kidnapping Girl For Ransom https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-pastor-arrested-for-kidnapping-girl-for-ransom/ Sun, 23 Mar 2014 19:56:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30384 THIRTY-ONE suspects including a 28-year old Pastor Okpara Emmanuel Chigozie, who allegedly demanded for N50 million ransom after kidnapping a two-year old girl, have been arrested by the police in Ondo State. . Another 28-year old suspected kidnapper, a student of Niger Delta University Bayelsa, Gasiakpo Niakpo, was paraded for the kidnapping of Olanrewaju Adekunle, [...]

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]]> Kidnappers Demand N500m Ransom For GEJ’s Cousin https://www.theinfostride.com/kidnappers-demand-n500m-ransom-for-gejs-cousin/ Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:12:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=25425 The kidnappers of Chief Inengite Nitabai, cousin to President Goodluck Jonathan, have demanded the sum of N500m ransom to set him free. . Nitabai, aged 70, was abducted last Sunday by ten armed men at his Otuoke residence in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State and taken away in his private Sports Utitlity Vehicle [...]

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]]> Kidnapped APC Senatorial Aspirant Freed After Paying Ransom Of N2.5m https://www.theinfostride.com/kidnapped-apc-senatorial-aspirant-freed-after-paying-ransom-of-n2-5m/ https://www.theinfostride.com/kidnapped-apc-senatorial-aspirant-freed-after-paying-ransom-of-n2-5m/#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:51:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=23289 The APC senatorial aspirant and a former House of Representatives member, Hon Samaila Ahmed who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen at his residence at Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi state has been released. . Hon Samaila Ahmed abducted on Monday 17th February was released to his family members on Friday night after spending five [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/kidnapped-apc-senatorial-aspirant-freed-after-paying-ransom-of-n2-5m/feed/ 1 You ‘ve Got No Right To Hold Nigeria To Ransom, Princewill To APC https://www.theinfostride.com/you-ve-got-no-right-to-hold-nigeria-to-ransom-princewill-to-apc/ Fri, 24 Jan 2014 21:49:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=13390 A loyal individual of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Rivers State, Prince Tonye Princewill yesterday took on the leadership of All Progressives Congress, APC for instructing its members in the National Assembly to stall the passage of the 2014 budget, and screening of the newly nominated ministerial candidates, saying the party has no right [...]

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