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Over 7,800 abducted in Nigeria as ransom payments surge

crime A story tracked across 20 publishers in Nigeria, the whole story.

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Oct 01 17:45
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Oct 08 16:50
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Who covered it

PublisherArticles
africathisday.com16
www.vanguardngr.com5
newspeakonline.com5
tribuneonlineng.com4
www.theconclaveng.com3
www.legit.ng2
www.lindaikejisblog.com2
telegraph.ng2
www.pulse.ng2
www.primestarnews.com2
leadership.ng1
insidebusiness.ng1
247ureports.com1
thenationonlineng.net1
dailypost.ng1
newspread.ng1
www.primepost.ng1
thewhistler.ng1
africanotrumpeters.com1
www.okaynews.com1

Articles

When (UTC)HeadlinePublisher
10-08 16:50Imo CP denies ₦6m ransom payment for abducted corps membersnewspread.ng
10-08 16:00Mother: how we raised N6m ransom for abducted prospective Oyo corps membernewspeakonline.com
10-08 16:00Mother: how we raised N6m ransom for abducted prospective corps membernewspeakonline.com
10-08 15:52Parents contradict Imo govt, say N6m ransom paid for abducted corps memberswww.theconclaveng.com
10-07 18:16Breaking: Jubilation as 20 Oyo prospective corp members regain freedomwww.legit.ng
10-07 17:41Olubadan: Prospective corps members from Oyo abducted in Imo releasednewspeakonline.com
10-05 18:21Imo Government Gives Update on Abducted NYSC Membersinsidebusiness.ng
10-05 15:57Abiodun swears in 2,913 NYSC corps members in Ogundailypost.ng
10-05 14:46Atiku slams Tinubu over insecurity, demands rescue of abducted corps memberswww.theconclaveng.com
10-05 14:12Atiku laments abduction of NYSC prospective corps membersafricathisday.com
10-05 14:12Atiku laments abduction of NYSC prospective corps memberswww.vanguardngr.com
10-05 13:39BREAKING: Abducted NYSC Members Still In Captivity As COSEYL Demands Immediate Rescueleadership.ng
10-05 13:39BREAKING: Abducted NYSC Members Still In Captivity As COSEYL Demands Immediate Rescueafricathisday.com
10-05 13:18Atiku calls for urgent rescue of abducted 20 NYSC memberstribuneonlineng.com
10-05 12:07COSEYL demands immediate rescue of NYSC members abducted in Imotribuneonlineng.com
10-05 08:42Kidnappers slash NYSC ransom from ₦950m to ₦100m after deadline expires, parents name 7 abducted graduateswww.pulse.ng
10-05 08:19Kidnappers allegedly torment 20 abducted corps members, reduce rans0m demand from N50m to N5m per headwww.lindaikejisblog.com
10-05 07:32Kidnappers reduce corps members’ ransom from ₦50m to ₦5m eachtelegraph.ng
10-05 05:25Security Agencies Intensify Search For Abducted Corps Membersafricathisday.com
10-05 05:17Kidnapped NYSC Members: Abductors Slash Ransom From N1bn to N100mwww.primestarnews.com
10-05 05:17Kidnapped NYSC Members: Abductors Slash Ransom From N1bn to N100mwww.primestarnews.com
10-05 04:59Kidnappers torture 20 corps members, reduce ransom to N100m — Relativesafricathisday.com
10-04 19:35Oyo govt moves to secure abducted corps members’ release in Imotribuneonlineng.com
10-04 07:29Imo police locate abducted NYSC members’ camp, IED threat delays rescueafricathisday.com
10-02 14:53Imo abduction: Oyo govt condemns kidnapping of Oyo corps membersafricathisday.com
10-02 14:37HURIWA Condemns Abduction Of 20 Corps Members In Imo, Tackles Uzodimma Over Securitywww.theconclaveng.com
10-02 13:49Oyo govt condemns abduction of corps members in Imo, assures families of safe releasenewspeakonline.com
10-02 13:35Police rescue 10 after NYSC bus attack in Imo as number abducted remains unconfirmedwww.pulse.ng
10-02 13:18Adebayo urges IGP to rescue abducted corps membersafricathisday.com
10-02 12:00Adebayo to IGP: Rescue abducted Imo corps members nowafricathisday.com
10-02 12:00Adebayo to IGP: Rescue abducted Imo corps members nowwww.vanguardngr.com
10-02 11:27Oyo govt condemns abduction of corps members in Imotribuneonlineng.com
10-02 09:35Gunmen allegedly abduct prospective corps members, other travellers in Imowww.primepost.ng
10-02 09:31Update: Police rescue 10 abducted NYSC members in Imo, continue search for otherswww.lindaikejisblog.com
10-02 08:52NYSC abduction: Alli appeals for unconditional release of abducted Oyo prospective corps membersnewspeakonline.com
10-02 08:32Police Rescue 10 Abducted Passengers In Imo, Recover Busesthewhistler.ng
10-02 07:47Police rescue 10 after abduction of corps members in Imotelegraph.ng
10-02 06:50Bandits Kill Man, Abduct Others In Fresh Kaduna Attackafricathisday.com
10-02 06:37Police rescue 10 of 18 abducted Corps members in Imo bus attackthenationonlineng.net
10-02 06:31Senator Alli Calls for Unconditional Release of Abducted Oyo NYSC Prospective Corps Membersafricanotrumpeters.com
10-02 05:5720 NYSC Corps Members Abducted In Imo State Along Owerri–Onitsha Expressway247ureports.com
10-02 05:19Terrorists hijack 2 buses, kidnap 19 ‘prospective’ corps members, others in Imowww.vanguardngr.com
10-02 05:19Terrorists hijack 2 buses, kidnap 19 ‘prospective’ corps members, others in Imoafricathisday.com
10-01 22:39Imo Police Say 10 Rescued After Attack on Corps Members’ Buseswww.okaynews.com
10-01 22:23Troops rescue 10 prospective corps members abducted in Imowww.vanguardngr.com
10-01 22:23Troops rescue 10 prospective corps members abducted in Imoafricathisday.com
10-01 20:57Imo police confirm abduction of prospective corps members travelling from Ibadanafricathisday.com
10-01 20:47Police give update on abducted corps membersafricathisday.com
10-01 20:43Police Rescue 10 After Abduction Of Corps Members In Imoafricathisday.com
10-01 19:15‘She messaged me about kidnappers’ — Mother of abducted NYSC memberwww.vanguardngr.com
10-01 19:15‘She messaged me about kidnappers’ — Mother of abducted NYSC memberafricathisday.com
10-01 18:08Breaking: Tension as 20 Corps Members Abducted, Details Emergewww.legit.ng
10-01 17:45Gunmen Abduct 20 Corps Members In Imoafricathisday.com

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