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Armed group kidnaps 39 people during peace talks in northeastern Nigeria
- Gunmen abducted 39 people during a meeting with a bandit leader's family in northwest Nigeria, police said on Monday.
- The abduction occurred when a suspected kidnap kingpin arrived at a reconciliation meeting of 47 residents and took most of them hostage, said police spokesperson Yazid Abubakar.
- The mass kidnapping happened Sunday in Magamin Diddi community, Maradun area, Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria.
- Northern Nigerian communities often negotiate with armed groups due to insecurity and lack of military protection amid a complex crisis of insurgency and kidnappings.
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The Independent (US)Armed group kidnaps 39 people during negotiations in northwestern Nigeria
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.
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Armed men abducted 39 people in northwestern Nigeria while meeting the parents of an alleged bandit leader and kidnapping leader in the region, police reported on Monday.
An armed group abducted 39 people in northwestern Nigeria during a conciliation meeting between the two sides, the local police reported today.
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