The term bandits covers various armed criminal groups that target civilians and use kidnappings and ransom payments to finance operations.
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The rescue highlights military efforts against widespread kidnapping and violence affecting rural communities across Nigeria’s troubled northwest.
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Madagascar’s transitional government deploys military forces to halt a sudden surge in abductions
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Gunmen attacked a Christian prayer ground in Nigeria’s Kwara State, killing three worshippers and abducting at least fifteen others amid a recent surge of armed violence in the region.
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Security forces in Nigeria successfully rescue bus passengers kidnapped in Benue State during recent wave of abductions.
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Eighty worshippers abducted in Kaduna state return home weeks after escaping captivity
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Gunmen attacked a police station and church in central Nigeria’s Agwara district, abducting five people, while the military reported killing a senior Boko Haram commander in Borno state.
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Nigerian army frees 11 kidnapped victims, including 3 children, in night operation
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More than 200 suspected kidnapping gang members were killed in a major security operation in Nigeria’s Kogi state, officials say
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Some schools in northern Nigeria have reopened after mass kidnappings, while others remain closed over continued security concerns
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