Former Kiwi cop escaped kidnappers in Nigeria.

A New Zealander and at least two Australians have been kidnapped in southern Nigeria by gunmen who killed their local driver. Former All Black Byron Kelleher has been arrested in France for "destruction and violence". Paris Jackson has defended her father Michael after police reports painted him as a "sex-crazed predator".

Four people accused of abducting and assaulting a woman found dumped by the side of a road in the Dome Valley can now be named.

The mentally disabled adult son of a German billionaire was kidnapped and held for ransom for several hours this week, it emerged yesterday.

A woman who spent nearly 20 years on the run - including a spell in New Zealand - after kidnapping her daughter has been released from jail.

A Wairoa man just out of jail tracked his former partner to a friend's house, then kidnapped and beat her so badly she was unable to open her eyes, Gisborne District Court heard.

An alleged kidnapper appears to have become so nervous he texted a friend asking God to keep him safe, a court has heard.

Hamilton man admitted trying to keep his identity secret by purchasing a new SIM card before allegedly participating in the kidnapping an Auckland body builder.

The victim of an alleged kidnapping denies he concocted his story to ensure he received favorable treatment after being caught by police with a cache of steroids.

Tequila Caroline Matekohi-Samuels tragically lost her baby during pregnancy. So instead, the 18-year-old kidnapped someone else's baby.

A South Auckland beneficiary who kidnapped a sleeping 8-week-old baby has been sentenced to four-and-half months’ home detention.

The Nigerian army has rescued 200 girls and 93 women who had been captured by terror group Boko Haram.

A year after Islamic extremists Boko Haram kidnapped 220 girls from a girls boarding school in Nigeria, most of the girls are still missing.

A convicted drug baron says police illegally intercepted phone calls he had with his lawyer, giving prosecutors unfair insights into his case.

DNA could be the key to solving a 21-year-old rape and kidnapping mystery.

The mother of a baby who was snatched from an Auckland hospital says today's sentencing of the abductor helped to close the chapter on the horrifying incident.

An alert that activates when a baby is taken past a barrier is on the cards at Middlemore Hospital after an urgent security review into the kidnapping of a 5-day-old baby from the hospital's maternity ward.

A man who killed a sickness beneficiary with a taiaha has today been sentenced to 17 years jail.

The mother of a baby kidnapped from Middlemore Hospital would like to see the findings of a review into security released as soon as possible.

Amended charges will be filed against three men facing kidnapping charges to include a third complainant.

Two men wanted in relation to an alleged kidnapping in Queenstown last week have been remanded in custody.

A South Auckland woman has admitted abducting a 5-day-old baby from Middlemore Hospital.

A man who allegedly tried to entice a nine-year-old girl into his ute as she walked home from school in Hamilton on Thursday is being sought by police.

A teenager who was tied up and told her throat was going to be slit had to climb across balconies nine floors high to escape her attacker, a court has heard.

Islamic militants Boko Haram had abducted more 200 teenagers from a Nigerian school in April.

The woman accused of abducting a 5-day-old baby from Middlemore Hospital can now be named after she appeared in court today - her birthday.