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EXCLUSIVE: Widow Of American Citizen Kidnapped While Heading For U.S. Visa Interview In Abuja Narrates Ordeal, Forced To Pay $2,000 Ransom

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Moore noted the traumatic experience exclusively to SaharaReporters on Thursday. She had planned to board an Air Peace flight from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja to Murtala Muhammad Airport in Lagos on September 8 at 4:30 PM.

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Mary Moore, a widow of an American citizen, was kidnapped on September 8, 2025, in Wuse Zone 3, Abuja, while preparing to travel to Lagos for a scheduled immigration visa interview with the United States consulate.

Moore noted the traumatic experience exclusively to SaharaReporters on Thursday. She had planned to board an Air Peace flight from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja to Murtala Muhammad Airport in Lagos on September 8 at 4:30 PM.

However, the flight was later rescheduled to 8:30 PM. Moore explained that she had travelled to Zone 3 to conduct a currency exchange, intending to convert around $2,000 in preparation for her trip and to have some cash for her stay in Lagos.

At approximately 5:30 PM, while attempting to call a Bolt taxi to take her to the airport, Moore’s phone network was poor due to bad weather.

‘Hypnotised With Chemical Substance By Kidnappers’

While waiting, she was approached by an unknown man who tapped her on the shoulder. Before she could react, another individual sprayed a chemical substance on her face, which left her disoriented and partially unconscious. She was then forced into a Toyota Sienna already carrying other victims.

Moore told SaharaReporters that the armed kidnappers whisked her away to various locations, including Keffi in Nasarawa, a neighbouring state to Abuja.

Moore told SaharaReporters that after losing her husband, she wanted to complete her visa process, so she went to Zone 3. She also planned to conduct some business in Lagos.

She said, “I went to Zone 3 to change money for the trip. I exchanged around $2,000, planning to get to the airport and change my clothes before boarding. I then started calling for boats to take me to the airport, but the network was bad. I decided to call my nephew instead.

“While I was on the phone with my nephew, someone passed by and hit me. Before I could react, another person threw a chemical substance on my face. I became unconscious and disoriented.

“While outside, trying to get a Bolt. Then a Sienna vehicle arrived, and I was taken inside. In the Sienna, there were other victims in the back, and I was last in the front seat. Before I realised it, I found myself in Keffi, in Nasarawa State. They sprayed more chemical on me. At that moment, I started seeing my period. One of them said it was ‘for the women’s industry’ and then restrained me.”

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Meanwhile, during her captivity, the kidnappers believed she was American after discovering certain documents in her possession. She was immediately separated from the other victims and held under strict supervision.

“They opened my bag and found an item labelled ‘Property of the United States Government – Do Not Open.’ When they saw it, they assumed I was American. They told me they were going to collect dollars from me, but I denied being American,” she said.

“They returned my phone, so I called the agent who booked my ticket, Wumi, because she was the only person I knew. She informed my sister, and I asked her to inform my friend Deji as well.”

However, the kidnappers demanded a ransom, initially negotiating $2,000, the amount Moore had exchanged earlier that day.

She explained that she had no close relatives and only knew the travel agent who booked her ticket. Throughout the ordeal, Moore said the kidnappers subjected her to chemical sprays that left her hypnotised, and at times, she was completely unaware of her surroundings.

She recounted being forced to reveal the hidden cash she had in her bag, which temporarily appeased her captors.

“They gave me some dignity after I paid them what they demanded,” she said.

She was separated from other victims and reportedly treated less violently, with the kidnappers focusing their attention on the others.

Moore recounted being moved across towns, including Kubwa, where kidnappers withdrew funds using her cards. While her visa documents remained untouched, her belongings were stolen.

Moore also described the kidnappers’ sophisticated operations, noting that they frequently moved victims across state lines, from Keffi to Abuja, and that the ringleader operates from within the capital.

She stated, “They didn’t let me go near my phone again and sent messages to people on my contact list, demanding dollars. They then took me to a room, provided pads for me, and made me change. They demanded dollars, unaware that I had hidden some in my bag. I revealed the hidden dollars, and once they counted it, they calmed down.

“Later, before I knew it, I found myself in Kubwa. They were using chemicals, not any diabolical methods. They took me to a place to sleep and separated me from the others.

“They were beating the people I saw, but they didn’t touch me. They were really focused on those others,” she said.

“When I gave them the money, they became soft toward me. They took me somewhere to rest, and I slept there,” Moore told SaharaReporters.

According to Moore, “early the next morning, around 4 o’clock, someone came and brought me out”.

She narrated, “They put me in a car, and I realised they were taking me somewhere. I slept in the back of the car. It was a normal, very clean car.

“They took my bags and everything else, including my wig. But the bag that contained my visa documents was not touched.

“That was where I had placed the dollars I gave them. They returned the bag to me in my backpack, but everything else, like my bag, wig, and shoes, was taken.

“Then we arrived somewhere. I became more conscious and checked my phone. That’s when I realised it was being tracked, and I noticed that my iPhone was visible, which meant the police could see my location.

“I quickly sent my location to Wumi, the person who booked my ticket for me, not knowing they were tracking me.”

Kidnappers Take Moore To Their Ringleader in Abuja

She said, “I started hearing accents. I initially thought I was in Maraba because of the traffic and people talking, but before I knew it, I realised I was somewhere else, Kubwa.

“They took me to what they called their home. The man there started asking me questions. I was completely disoriented.”

Moore told SaharaReporters that the ringleader checked her documents and questioned his gang, saying she was not an American as they had claimed.

“He said I was just going for an interview. They then decided to take me outside because they didn’t want to hear that I was on my period,” she recounted.

She said, “Before I knew it, as they brought me out, they sprayed a chemical on my face, and I became disoriented. Later, I found myself elsewhere.

“I was still carrying my knapsack on my back with no shoes, looking like a mad person, when I came out.”

Kidnappers Gave Moore ₦30,000 As transport Fare.

Moore explained that they gave her N30,000 as a transport fare.

“At that place, I had N200,000 in my OPay account. The pad they bought for me, they asked someone to go and buy it.

“When I came out, I was disoriented. The man told me the pad cost N50,000. The person had bought it for me.

“He took me to a POS in Keffi, where we withdrew ₦50,000, which I handed over to him.

“He then said, ‘Okay, you have ₦150,000 left.”

When asked why she didn’t raise an alarm at that point, she replied, “I couldn’t. I didn’t know what I was doing.

“I felt hypnotised, like I was just following instructions without understanding.

“When I got to Kubwa, they withdrew the remaining N150,000 from my OPay account. They took me to another POS. I gave the card to the guy, and I told him to withdraw N150,000. They deducted N3,000 in charges, and the man collected the money.”

On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, Moore said her captors released her in Kubwa after she missed her US visa interview and gave her ₦30,000.

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She said she reported the incident at Byazhin Police Station, where the DPO informed the FCT Anti-Kidnapping Squad.

When asked if the police, having located where she was taken, were able to apprehend the perpetrators, she told SaharaReporters that the police said they were still working on it.

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Nigerian housekeeper arrested for allegedly stealing money from her employer in Libya

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In Benghazi, Libya, a Nigerian housekeeper was arrested on February 8, 2026, for allegedly stealing from her employer.

Authorities accused her of taking 98,000 dinars from the household.

The incident attracted media attention, raising questions about trust and security in domestic work.

The woman, whose motives remain unclear, was detained pending further investigation. Her story highlights the challenges faced by foreign domestic workers and the importance of proper oversight.

The case serves as a reminder of the fragile boundaries of employer-employee relationships amid economic and social pressures.

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2027: How 3 southern senators scuttled real-time e-transmission of election results — Sources

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Fresh facts have emerged on how the Senate rejected a proposal to make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory, ahead of the 2027 general election.

The recommendation, which also triggered wider reforms on election timelines, penalties for electoral offences and voting technology, was voted down by the 10th Senate under the leadership of Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio.

At the centre of the controversy is Section 60(3) of the bill, dealing with the transmission of polling unit results. The provision was recommended by the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, chaired by Senator Simon Lalong (APC, Plateau South).

Sources told Vanguard that during clause-by-clause consideration of the committee’s report, the Senate initially worked on a version that retained real-time electronic transmission.

However, after hours of deliberations and as plenary dragged late into the evening, the final version passed by the Senate was altered at the last minute to expunge the provision.

This, sources said, was even though the Senate had earlier approved electronic transmission overwhelmingly during a closed session.

An ad-hoc committee, chaired by Senator Niyi Adegbonmire, APC (Ondo Central), had also endorsed it after more than one year of consultations.

The Adegbonmire committee engaged INEC, civil society organisations and stakeholders through joint sessions and zonal public hearings, where consensus was reportedly reached that electronic transmission must be explicitly legalised to avoid the legal controversies that trailed the 2023 general elections.

Page 45 of the report of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Clause 60(3) provided: “The Presiding Officer shall electronically transmit the results from each polling unit to the IREV portal in real time and such transmission shall be done after the prescribed Form EC8A has been signed and stamped by the Presiding Officer and/or countersigned by the candidates or polling agents available at the polling unit.”

A source said that when senators got to the clause, many assumed it would pass smoothly, given prior resolutions.
“That was when the unexpected happened,” the source said, adding that three ranking Southern senators allegedly intervened.

According to the source, the senators approached the Senate President and urged him to retain the provision of the 2022 Electoral Act.

Akpabio was said to have upheld the existing law, which allows electronic transmission only after votes are counted and publicly announced at polling units.

Instead of “transmission,” the word “transfer” was adopted, in line with the 2022 Act, even though no fresh debate was conducted on the floor.

The rejected amendment would have mandated real-time upload of results to IReV immediately after completion of Form EC8A.

The adopted provision states: “The Presiding Officer shall transfer the results, including the total number of accredited voters and the results of the ballot, in a manner as prescribed by the commission.”

Senate bows to pressure, to hold emergency sitting tomorrow, instead of Feb 24

However, following the widespread criticisms that have trailed its rejection of a proposed amendment to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the bill, which sought to make the real time electronic transmission of election results mandatory, the Senate has been forced to reconvene an emergency plenary sitting tomorrow, February 10, 2026, at 12:00 noon.

It had on Wednesday, adjourned plenary till February 24.

The new development to reconvene tomorrow was formally contained in an official notice dated February 8, 2026, signed by the Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odo, on the directive of the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio.

The notice to the senators, sighted yesterday, read: “I am directed by President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, to inform all senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that an emergency sitting of the Senate has been scheduled to hold as follows: Date: Tuesday, 10 February, 2026. Time: 12:00 Noon.

“Venue: Senate Chamber. Senators are kindly requested to note this emergency sitting date and attend. All inconveniences this will cause to senators are highly regretted.”

Although the official notice did not state the reason for the emergency session, the timing strongly suggests a connection to the intense national controversy trailing the Senate’s handling of key provisions in the Electoral Act amendment, particularly Section 60(3).

The Senate had adjourned plenary last week after the passage of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to allow lawmakers participate in ongoing budget defence sessions by ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, ahead of the final consideration of the ¦ 58.47 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill, scheduled for March 17.

Recall that during the clause-by-clause consideration of the Electoral bill, the Senate, presided over by Akpabio, adopted a motion moved by Senate Chief Whip Tahir Monguno, APC, Borno North and seconded by the Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, APC, Kano North, to reject the proposed Section 60(3).

The rejected amendment sought to make real-time electronic transmission of election results from polling units to the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal mandatory. It proposed that:

“The presiding officer shall electronically transmit the results from each polling unit to the IReV portal in real time, and such transmission shall be done after the prescribed Form EC8A has been signed and stamped by the presiding officer and/or countersigned by candidates or polling unit agents, where available.”

Instead, the Senate retained Section 60(5) of the Electoral Act, 2022, which states.

Parliamentary sources said the Senate must reconvene to approve the votes and proceedings to validate the decisions taken.

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