Police arrest suspected armed robber, kidnapper
Officers from the Columbus Police Department have arrested a man in connection with kidnapping and armed robbery, according to a media release from the CPD.
Woman accused of kidnapping 3-year-old boy
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation says a young woman is being charged with kidnapping after she was found with a missing 3-year-old boy.
Columbus man arrested after attacking woman
A Columbus man has been arrested on charges of kidnapping and burglary.
Columbus man charged with armed robbery and kidnapping
Lemarcus Demon Smith, 28, of 1108 13th St. S. has been charged by the Columbus Police Department with possession of a weapon by a felon, armed robbery and kidnapping.
Nigeria president-elect: Can’t promise to find Chibok girls
On the first anniversary of the kidnapping by Islamic extremists of hundreds of girls from a school in northeast Nigeria, President-elect Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday that he cannot promise to find the 219 who are still missing.
Oktibbeha murder suspect found dead in Tenn.
An Oktibbeha County man allegedly connected to a Saturday homicide, kidnapping and burglary of a dwelling was found dead in Tennessee.
Two arrested in armed robbery, kidnapping
Two Gulfport men face armed robbery and kidnapping charges after a Friday incident near Mississippi State University’s campus.
Nigerian extremist says kidnapped girls converted to Islam, married off
With a malevolent laugh, the leader of Nigeria’s Islamic extremists tells the world that more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls have all been converted to Islam and married off, dashing hopes for their freedom.
Miss. man held in La. after Amber Alert
Louisiana authorities say a 17-year-old male from south Mississippi has been arrested in northwest Louisiana and faces kidnapping charges in Mississippi.
Slaying of American journalist reopens debate on ransoms
By rejecting demands for a nine-digit payment to save kidnapped American journalist James Foley, the United States upheld a policy choice that some European and Arab governments have long found too wrenching to make themselves: ruling out ransom to rescue any citizen held captive by militant organizations, in hopes the tough stand will make Americans safer from kidnapping and attacks by extremists.
Official: Amish girls sexually abused in New York abduction
Two young Amish sisters were sexually abused after their abduction from a roadside farm stand in northern New York, a prosecutor said Saturday.
Pakistani teen seeks release of Nigerian girls
The Pakistani teen who survived a Taliban assassination attempt in 2012 marked her 17th birthday Monday with a visit to Nigeria and urged Islamic extremists to free the 219 schoolgirls who were kidnapped there, calling them her “sisters.”
63 escape Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria
More than 60 Nigerian girls and women abducted two weeks ago by Islamic extremists have managed to escape, officials said Monday, though more than 200 girls kidnapped in April still remain missing.
Witnesses: Boko Haram slaughters hundreds
Boko Haram militants dressed as soldiers slaughtered at least 200 civilians in three villages in northeastern Nigeria and the military failed to intervene even though it was warned that an attack was imminent, witnesses said today.
Nigerian abducted girls located
Nigeria’s military has located nearly 300 school girls abducted by Islamic extremists but fears using force to try to free them could get them killed, the country’s chief of defense said Monday.
80 U.S. Air Force personnel on ground in Chad
Eighty U.S. Air Force personnel have begun their mission in Chad to help locate nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped in neighboring Nigeria, a U.S. military spokesman said Thursday.
2 bomb blasts in Nigeria kill at least 118
Two car bombs exploded at a bustling bus terminal and market in Nigeria’s central city of Jos on Tuesday, killing at least 118 people, wounding dozens and leaving bloodied bodies amid the flaming debris.
Traditional Nigerian hunters want to help find kidnapped schoolgirls
Traditional hunters armed with homemade guns, poisoned spears and amulets have gathered in their hundreds, eager to use their skills and what they believe to be supernatural powers to help find nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic extremists.
Boko Haram demands release of fighters
Under the guns of their captors, dozens of barefoot girls sat huddled together wearing gray Muslim veils as they chanted Quranic verses in Arabic. Some Christians among them said they had converted to Islam.
Nigeria refused help to search for kidnapped schoolgirls
The president of Nigeria for weeks refused international help to search for more than 300 girls abducted from a school by Islamic extremists, one in a series of missteps that have led to growing international outrage against the government.