Two kidnappers who killed their victims after collecting ransom from their families have been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command. The operation, by the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Command, led to the recovery of the corpses of the victims. The squad is said to have made the breakthrough in cracking the case…

The Senate on Wednesday, proposed a bill that would prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, wrongfully confined or imprisoned. The penalty for persons who receive or make any such payment is set at 15 years. The terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2021 scaled second reading Wednesday and is…