Keep your Ransom ready before embarking on NYSC – DG

The National Youth Service Corps has advised members to be ready to pay abduction-for-ransom syndicates currently on rampage across Nigeria. A security advisory introduced in March 2021 asked college graduates serving as corps members to inform their family members and friends before embarking on a road trip. This would enable them to prepare sufficient ransom

UN raises alarm over protracted schoolchildren kidnapping in Nigeria

The UN has raised the alarm over protracted schoolchildren kidnapping in Nigeria, noting that it is disturbing. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Tuesday, condemned the abduction of some students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Chikun local government area of Kaduna. A spokesperson for Mr Guterres, Stephane Dujarric, said this while briefing correspondents at the