By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -At least 12 people have been kidnapped in two separate incidents in northern Nigeria, officials and ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSMAIDUGURI, Nigeria -At least 12 people have been kidnapped in two separate incidents in northern Nigeria, officials and witnesses said on Saturday.
Bukuyum said the other victims were three local farmers, and that the assailants had demanded a ransom, without giving further details. Mohammed Jida, who managed to flee from the attackers, told Reuters he sighted the insurgents surrounding the farmers as they worked on their farm. Greema Abubar and Bukar Kachallah, who are relatives of some of the victims, confirmed the attack, adding that the insurgents had demanded a ransom, without giving further details.Armed gangs, often referred to locally as bandits, have wreaked havoc across northwest Nigeria in recent years, kidnapping thousands of people, killing hundreds and making it unsafe to travel by road or to farm in some areas.
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