Kidnapping
Ex-CIA Agent Convicted Over Imam Kidnapping To Face Sentencing
A former CIA agent who was found guilty of kidnapping an Egyptian imam by an Italian court more than a decade ago said...
Swede Held By Al-Qaeda In Mali Since 2011 Freed
A Swede held hostage by Al-Qaeda in Mali since 2011 has been freed to head home, and is doing well although he is...
Arrested Kidnapper Evans May Be Sentenced To Death
The Lagos Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has signed into law Life Imprisonment or death penalty for the offence of...
Killers of Saudi-Based Ghanaian Diplomat To Be Sentenced Next Week
Five men were arrested for kidnapping and killing a Ghanaian diplomat in Jeddah The Criminal Court in Jeddah is...
Boko Haram Splinter Group Head Charged With Kidnappings, Murders
The leader of Boko Haram splinter group Ansaru appeared in court in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Tuesday charged with...
Kidnappings Blight War-Scarred Kabul City
The bruises, scabs and chain markings have long faded but Haji Ghulam is still visibly traumatised by his month-long...
Jury Convicts Man Over NY Child’s Murder In 1979
A New York jury on Tuesday convicted a man of the kidnapping and murder of a six-year-old boy in Manhattan almost 40...