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187 Victims Rescued From Bandits In Northwest Nigeria
Security agents in Nigeria have rescued nearly 200 kidnapped people during raids on camps of criminal gangs popularly known as bandits in northwest Nigeria. The Nigerian police said the rescued victims, 187 men including women and children, were kidnapped in separate bandit attacks in and around Zamfara state. Pictures and video circulated by police to…
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Bandits Seize 73 Students In Northwest Nigeria
Zamfara state police say gunmen have abducted more than 70 students from Government Day Secondary School in the remote village of Kaya, the latest in a series of school attacks targeting pupils. Police spokesman Mohammed Shehu in a statement shared that a large group of attackers stormed the school early on Wednesday morning, seizing 73 students.…
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Northern States In Nigeria Impose Curfew To Curb Kidnapping, Violence
Niger, Katsina, Kaduna and Zamfara states have imposed a series of restrictions on residents in an attempt to control the skyrocketing rate of kidnappings and other violent crimes. The federal government in Nigeria have stood by as gangs of criminals known locally as bandits spread fear among local communities since the beginning of the year;…
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Bandits Kidnap Traditional Ruler, 10 Others In Kaduna State
Kaduna State police command has announced the abduction of the Emir of Kajuru, Alhassan Adamu, and 10 others by suspected bandits in the early hours of Sunday in Kajuru town, Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer for the state, Muhammad Jalige, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…