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Nigeria: Bandits Killed Many Captives in Zamfara
- Bandits abducted 56 people from Banga village in Zamfara State in March 2025, killing 38 of them despite ransom payment.
- The kidnappings happened amid worsening insecurity, poor security coordination, and communication barriers hindering timely reporting.
- Only 18 hostages, including 17 women and one boy, survived after families raised over 50 million naira for ransom.
- Alhaji Sani Mohammed, leader of the ZGGF, described the recent massacre as a profound tragedy and called for Governor Lawal to step down due to inadequate security management.
- The incident highlights ongoing control of rural areas by bandits and calls for improved security operations and government accountability.
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Kidnappers in Nigeria have killed 38 hostages they had kidnapped from a village in the north of the country, even after receiving a ransom.
Gov Lawal under pressure to resign after 35 villagers killed
The Zamfara Good Governance Forum (ZGGF) has demanded the immediate resignation of Governor Dauda Lawal following the brutal killing of 35 kidnapped villagers in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, despite a ₦50 million ransom paid by their families. The victims, all residents of Banga village, were abducted months ago by armed bandits who demanded ₦1 million per person. After weeks of desperate fundraising, the community managed to raise ₦50 mi…
In February, the gang kidnapped 51 people from a village in Zamfara State. They were to be released in exchange for one million Nigerian naira (over 500 euros) per hostage.
Mass Execution in Zamfara Highlights Nigeria’s Deepening Security Crisis - teleSUR English
In a harrowing development from northern Nigeria, 38 kidnapped villagers from Banga in Zamfara State were executed by armed gangs, despite families paying over ₦50 million (approximately $32,000) in ransom. The victims were among 56 people abducted in March from Kauran Namoda district. Only 18 hostages mostly women and one boy were released on Saturday and are now receiving medical treatment. Local officials, including Kaura Namoda chairman Mann…
"Bandits" belonging to criminal gangs in north-western Nigeria massacred 33 people, who had been abducted, despite the payment of a ransom, declared Monday local officials and local...
Gang members in Nigeria killed 33 hostages despite having paid ransoms for their release. Among the kidnapped residents of the village of Banga in the northwest of the African country were three pregnant women.
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