kidnapping

"Exemplary punishment has been given so that no one else in society dares to commit such a brutal and inhuman crime,” the court says

Three widely reported kidnapping-related messages have recently been discounted as not credible, Reuters reports

The child was killed about an hour and a half after being kidnapped, police say

Investigators examine bus routes, CCTV and phone data as family reports ransom demands and last contact in Kofinou

Police detain three neighbours after recovering the body from a pond near his neighbour’s house

Insecurity and poor mobile networks have forced farmers in Oyo to flee, chief says

Many of them reportedly faced abduction and torture during their stay in Libya, according to a statement

They were sent to jail while another suspect was taken into custody for questioning, police say