kidnappers

Nigeria's Senate Moves to Tackle Escalating Kidnapping Crisis The Nigerian Senate is taking a bold step toward combating the country's rampant kidnapping crisis. In a significant legislative push, Senators have advanced amendments to the 2022 Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act that would extend the death penalty to all individuals involved in kidnapping. This includes not only the kidnappers themselves but also financiers, informants, and those providing logistical support. The proposed Bill seeks to reclassify…

Detectives save Somali woman from kidnappers in missed $ 50,000 ransom NAIROBI, Kenya - Detectives from Kenya's Crime and Research Intelligence Bureau rescued a 23-year-old woman of Somali descent in a coordinated search that lasted five days, arresting one of the men suspected of orchestrating the heinous act. Hafsa Mohamed Lukman, a businesswoman operating in one of Nairobi's bustling…

In the eastern DRC, North Kivu, six young people accused of kidnapping a three-year-old child were lynched last Sunday. Facts confirmed by the provincial governor, Carly Kasivita. This happened in Kitshanga, in Masisi. The people of this rural municipality, condemning the inefficiency of the police, continued to lynch these alleged hostages.…

Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces, General François Lecointre insisted on the terrorist nature of "Islamist insurgents" in Mali, thus responding to the remarks of former hostage Sophie Pétronin. "French soldiers would never have the idea of ​​taking hostages for the release of French prisoners." This is the strong response that the Chief of Staff of the French armies wanted to give Sophie Petronin this Wednesday. Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces,…