Bandits in north-west Nigeria abduct villagers they invited to discuss peace talks
Summary
Armed bandits in north-west Nigeria kidnapped dozens of villagers who had been invited to a meeting to discuss peace talks. Authorities are trying to rescue the hostages while investigating the incident in a region troubled by ongoing violence.Key Facts
- On Sunday, 39 villagers were abducted near Magamin Diddi village in Zamfara state during a meeting about peace talks.
- Some local sources say the number of abducted people could be as many as 50.
- The victims were meeting relatives of a bandit leader hoping to bring peace and ease restrictions.
- The bandit leader and his gang arrived at the meeting and forcefully took the villagers to an unknown place.
- Local government officials do not support negotiating with bandits.
- The bandits had recently blocked roads to the community market to protest killings of their members by security forces.
- The bandits are demanding 125 million naira (about £69,000) as ransom for the hostages.
- Security forces are searching for the kidnapped villagers and trying to ensure their safe release.
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