Kidnapping articles

  • What Not to Do if an Employee or Loved One Is Kidnapped

    Businesses need to have a crisis plan in place so that everyone knows what to do and how to do it. Sometimes, calling the authorities isn’t recommended.
  • Troops foil kidnap attempt by terrorists

    TROOPS of the Nigerian Army on counter-terrorism and insurgency operations in Benue State have thwarted a kidnapping attempt in the Zaki-Biam Local Government Area of the state. The kidnappers had stormed Zaki-Biam town but the prompt arrival of the troops, following a distress call from a member of the community, prevented them from abducting residents. Read More
  • Experience: my newborn baby was kidnapped from hospital

    I flew down the corridor screaming at everyone: ‘Do you have my baby?’In September 2014, I gave birth to my third daughter, Nadine, in Auckland, New Zealand. It had been a dramatic delivery. Three epidurals had left me with a stiff neck and an excruciating headache. So a few days after her birth, I was back for tests, bringing her along with me as she needed feeding.It was the last place I wanted to be. Despite the exhaustion, I didn’t want to let Nadine out of my arms. But I was desperate for a...