9 Nigerian Students Kidnapped in Ukraine

Col Andriy Lysenko

9 Nigerian students in Ukraine were earlier this week, kidnapped in the Ukrainian city of Lugansk.
Ukrainian news agencies say militants abducted the Nigerian students on Monday and have been holding them as prisoners at an occupied government security building. The city is deep inside rebel-
held territory, close to the Russian border.

Ebonyi Assembly majority leader kidnapped

•Madam Speaker flanked by her men

ABAKALIKI-UNKNOWN gunmen Thursday morning within Abakaliki metropolis kidnapped the majority leader of Ebony State House of Assembly, Hon. Samuel Nwali.

Vanguard learnt that the majority leader was kidnapped at his residence at Watchman street in Abakaliki
The House member who represents Ikwo South state constituency is believed to be a strong supporter of the Speaker-elect, Hon. Helen Nwobasi.....At the time of filing this report, the whereabout of the lawmaker was still unknown.

Boko Haram Leader Said Chibok Girls Would Be Held Until All Imprisoned Militants Had Been Freed

A new video released by Islamist militants Boko Haram claims to show around 100 girls kidnapped from the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State on April 14, 2014.

The group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, said they would be held until all imprisoned militants had been freed.
He said the girls had converted to Islam. The video, released on Monday, claims to show them praying.