The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of three suspected kidnappers during a joint security operation in Otu, located in the Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State, as security operatives successfully rescued an abducted victim from captivity. Global Mirror News gathered that the operation was carried out by Police operatives in collaboration with Local…
Residents of Ahoro-Esinele community in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been thrown into grief following the brutal killing of a secondary school teacher, Michael Oyedokun, who was abducted alongside other staff and students during a recent attack on a school in the area. Global Mirror News gathered that the late Oyedokun, said…
Operatives of the Benue State Police Command have arrested seven suspects in connection with the abduction of candidates preparing for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), in a case that has raised fresh concerns about the safety of students across Nigeria. Global Mirror News gathered that the suspects were apprehended following coordinated intelligence-led operations launched…
A Nigerian medical Doctor, Abu Ibrahim, who was kidnapped in Edo State alongside his brother earlier this month, has been discharged from hospital, bringing closure to a harrowing ordeal that has again drawn attention to the worsening security situation. Ibrahim, who sustained a gunshot wound during his release, is now recovering at home, according to…
An Edo-based Medical Doctor, Dr. Ibrahim Tahir, has been released from captivity after his family and supporters raised ₦50 million to secure his freedom, Global Mirror News has gathered. Dr. Tahir was abducted on January 2, 2026, alongside his younger brother at their family residence along City Pride Road, Igbira Camp, Auchi, while they were…
The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of two brothers in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area, an incident that has intensified public anxiety over rising insecurity in the Area, Global Mirror News reports. The victims, identified as Ibrahim Abu and Tahir Abu, were reportedly abducted on January 2, 2026, throwing the Iyetse…
Operatives of Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested key suspects linked to the 2023 abduction and killing of a prominent Neurology Professor, Ekanem Philip-Ephraim, in Cross River State, marking a major breakthrough in a case that shocked the Country’s medical Community. Global Mirror News gathered that the suspects were apprehended on December 27,…
Suspected gunmen on Tuesday evening carried out a deadly ambush along the Okene–Auchi Federal Highway, killing a serving Nigerian Army soldier and abducting 13 passengers from two commercial vehicles, heightening concerns over growing insecurity on major highways in the country. The attack occurred at about 5:35 p.m. along the busy highway linking Kogi and Edo…
In a bizarre turn of events, the Enugu State Police have arrested a 26-year-old man, Chibuike Joshua Ugwuja, for allegedly staging his own kidnapping and demanding a staggering Thirty-Five Million Naira (N35,000,000) from his family. According to a statement from the command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, the drama began on 22nd November 2025, when Ugwuja,…
The town of Ejiba in Yagba West, Kogi State, descended into panic early Sunday after armed men stormed a Cherubim and Seraphim Church, abducting the pastor, his wife and several worshippers in yet another brazen attack on religious centres across the region. The gunmen, believed to have been hiding in surrounding bushes for days, launched…
