Tag: abducted

Gunmen Kidnap Dozens of Villagers in Northwestern Nigeria

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—Gunmen abducted at least 60 people and killed one person in northwestern Nigeria after riding motorbikes into five villages and firing sporadically into the air, a police official and several residents said on Saturday. Nigeria is battling an increase in armed robberies and kidnappings for ransom, mainly in northwestern areas, where thinly stretched security…


Tears and Singing as Abducted Nigerian Students Return to Parents

KADUNA, Nigeria—Nearly two months after their abduction by armed gunmen, more than two dozen students in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state were reunited with jubilant family members on Friday amid tears and celebratory singing. Thirty-nine students were taken from a forestry college at gunpoint on March 11. Ten were later released, and parents said this week…