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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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Inside Kaduna Insecurity: How Over 170 Students Were Kidnapped
With an estimated population of 7.7 million people, Kaduna state is one of the northern region states that battles increasing insecurity challenges in Nigeria. These insecurity challenges range from farmer-herder conflict, kidnapping school children for ransom, and criminal activities by militant groups – all of which have led to multiple deaths, displacement of residents, destruction…
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2021 Timeline Of Violent Killings And Kidnapping In Nigeria
On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, the United States of America issued a travel advisory, warning its citizens against travelling to Nigeria over the worsening security situation in the country. With the unending cases of violent attacks and other forms of lives guzzling insecurity in many parts of the country, Nigeria is literally becoming a killing…