Nigerian Gunmen Demand $620,000 Ransom for Lives of 286 Students, Including More Than 100 Children
Gunmen who kidnapped 286 students and staff from a school in Nigeria are threatening to kill the hostages unless a ransom is paid.

Gunmen who kidnapped 286 students and staff from a school in Nigeria are threatening to kill the hostages unless a ransom is paid.
Haitian gang leader Izo has a resume that includes kidnapping, extortion, savage murders, and a YouTube award for one of his music videos.
Nigeria’s Boko Haram jihadis are once more accused of kidnapping dozens of women from a refugee camp in northeastern Nigeria.
A young Alabama mother was allegedly abducted before being tortured, sexually assaulted, and killed by a group of eight suspects in a horrific attack recorded by the perpetrators.
Arizona police are asking the public for help to find a woman who was violently grabbed and forced into an SUV at a gas station in a terrifying incident that was caught on security camera.
A 5-year-old Ohio boy has been found deceased after a statewide manhunt for him and his foster mother, who is accused of kidnapping the child and later leading police to his body.
A Montana family has reportedly lost custody of their teenage daughter after expressing opposition to her identifying as the opposite sex.
An attempted kidnapping suspect’s wife is claiming that her husband was just “joking” when he allegedly tried to abduct a 4-year-old from a Florida Walmart in a shocking incident caught on camera.
A kidnapped Florida child is once again safe after an intense search, and video footage shows the moment she is reunited with her family.
A St. Louis man was caught on surveillance video allegedly trying to grab a baby from a mother’s arms during what police described as a string of “random attacks” on strangers, the Daily Mail reported on Sunday.
An 18-hour hostage situation at the Hamburg Airport ended after police arrested a Turkish-speaking man, who allegedly kidnapped his four-year-old daughter.
A one-year-old baby has been returned safely to their mother after being kidnapped by three suspects during a carjacking in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday, police said.
A man from Bear, Delaware, is accused of kidnapping an 11-year-old girl from Wayne, New Jersey, on September 10 after the two met playing online video games.
The families of several kidnap and murder victims from the savage Hamas attack on Saturday have reported the terrorists using the cell phones and social media accounts of their victims to send them graphic photos and taunting text messages.
36-year-old man arrested in connection with an alleged plot to kidnap Holly Willoughby, one of Britain’s most high-profile TV personalities.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel blamed “right-leaning” jurors for the various acquittals returned in criminal trials over the alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D).
A Michigan jury found three men not guilty in the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Friday.
Police made several arrests after a woman in her 40s was kidnapped, bound, and held in a dog cage in Orange County, Florida, on Saturday.
The U.S. Embassy in Haiti was closed on Tuesday due to nearby gunfire in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Haiti has been torn by gang violence and near-anarchy ever since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July 2021.
The suspect in the kidnapping and murder of Naomi Irion has been found dead in jail of suspected suicide, Nevada law enforcement announced Sunday.
Jemele Hill sees racism in the “overzealous” response of Alabama lawmakers to the case of a black woman who faked her own kidnapping.
A man who escaped from a Mississippi prison with only a few months left before his release is headed back to prison for a long time.
An ex-Olympic boxer was convicted of kidnapping and murdering his pregnant lover and their unborn child by throwing her off of a bridge after she refused to have an abortion.
The Alabama woman who admitted faking her kidnapping, Carlee Russell, is expected to face charges in the case, according to her lawyer.
A convicted sex offender is accused of kidnapping and strangling a little girl to death in Rockford, Illinois, on Saturday.
A man is accused of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter and strangling her to death with a cellphone charger.
Authorities found the body of missing two-year-old Wynter Cole Smith in Detroit, Michigan, on Wednesday after she was taken from her Lansing home on Sunday.
The Missouri woman allegedly involved in a plot to steal another woman’s unborn baby has been charged in the infant’s death.
An illegal alien is now accused of attempting to kidnap a four-year-old girl after breaking into an apartment.
An illegal alien was accused of kidnapping, beating, and raping a woman in what police have called a “sadistic” attack in Florida.
A police officer knew exactly how to help a citizen who was in a seemingly dangerous situation early on May 28 in South Carolina.
A man is accused of trying to kidnap a child May 26 in the Bushwick neighborhood of New York City.
A Texas man pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court to luring a teen to Mexico where he and other gunmen kidnapped him and tortured him while demanding ransom from his family. The Texas man also has a long criminal history tying him to a deadly home invasion and numerous robberies.
A Michigan teen saved his sister from an alleged attempted kidnapping by hitting the suspect twice with a slingshot.
The Nigerian Army announced on Thursday that its forces have rescued two of the girls kidnapped from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok by Boko Haram in 2014.
A Utah family is holding Twitter accountable for not taking timely action in a case involving their 13-year-old son, who was kidnapped by a pervert who first groomed him on the social media platform.
A group of sharp young people who thwarted an alleged kidnapping attempt Monday in Maryland are being praised for their bravery.
The ICC has issued a warrant for Putin over allegations of war crimes in Ukraine, but the warrant is unenforceable — for now.
A 17-year-old was arrested for allegedly hijacking a vehicle from a 35-year-old man at gunpoint Tuesday, according to police.
A previously deported illegal alien has been indicted for allegedly murdering a woman and her young son before dismembering their bodies, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) stated.