Dozens Kidnapped in Two Weekend Attacks in Northern Nigeria
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Armed gangs known as "bandits" have kidnapped more than 80 people, including farmers and women, in two separate attacks in Niger and Zamfara states in northern Nigeria for ransom.
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Dozens kidnapped in two weekend attacks in northern Nigeria
Gunmen on motorcycles -- members of gangs specialising in ransom kidnappings and cattle rustling, locally known as "bandits" -- have for years terrorised rural communities in northwestern and central Nigeria. On Saturday, at least 47 farmers were abducted by armed men while harvesting peanuts in Niger state, and on Sunday, 40 women were kidnapped in the neighbouring state of Zamfara, according to two security reports seen by AFP and a local sou…
More than 80 people, mostly women, were kidnapped in two separate attacks by armed groups in Niger and Zamfara states in northern Nigeria over the weekend.
Men armed on motorcycles, members of gangs specializing in kidnapping for ransom and theft of cattle, locally known as "bandits", have for years terrorized rural communities in north-west and central Nigeria.
The two abductions took place in the states of Niger and Zamfara, in the north of the country. ...
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