ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen abducted 39 people in northwestern Nigeria as they were meeting with the parents of a suspected bandit leader and kingpin for abductions in the region,
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen abducted 39 people in northwestern Nigeria as they were meeting with the parents of a suspected bandit leader and kingpin for abductions in the region, the police said Monday.
The abductions took place on Sunday as some 47 people were at the meeting, hoping to negotiate “reconciliation and peace engagement” when the bandit leader arrived with his armed men and seized 39, police spokesperson Yazid Abubakar said in a statement.
Gunmen have abducted 39 people in northwest Nigeria who were meeting with the family of a bandit leader, the police said Monday.
According to police statements, the victims were meeting relatives of a bandit leader in an attempt to broker peace and ease…
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At least one staffer at the school was also killed, authorities said.
They were put to death despite ransoms being paid for their release, a local official told the BBC.
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