- Over 100 people, including children and women, were abducted in an attack by armed gangs, commonly called bandits, on four villages in Zamfara state
- Kidnapping for ransom has become rampant in northern Nigeria in recent years where bandits have targeted villages, schools, and travellers
- After carrying out their vicious acts, they demand millions of naira in ransom from people as the authorities fail to help
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Gusau, Zamfara state – Four communities in Maru local government area (LGA) of Zamfara state: Mahuta, Mutumji, Kwana, and Unguwar Kawo, have been abandoned following the abduction of 110 people by bandits.
