Gunmen kidnap at least 52 in overnight raid in northwest Nigeria, local sources say
- Published on 03/08/2026 - 12:51 GMT+2 Gunmen kidnapped at least 52 people, including children, in a weekend attack on a village and military base in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state, local sources told the AFP news agency on Monday.
- Kidnappings have become a major source of income for armed groups in Nigeria, including jihadists in the northeast and criminal gangs known locally as "bandits.
- " Zamfara is one of the hardest hit states in the northwest.
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- Published on 03/08/2026 - 12:51 GMT+2 Gunmen kidnapped at least 52 people, including children, in a weekend attack on a village and military base in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state, local sources told the AFP news agency on Monday.
- Kidnappings have become a major source of income for armed groups in Nigeria, including jihadists in the northeast and criminal gangs known locally as "bandits.
- " Zamfara is one of the hardest hit states in the northwest.
Sources: Euronews