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Nigerian abductors seize ‘ransom envoy’

By AFP
July 27, 2021

Kano, Nigeria: An envoy who delivered a ransom payment for the release of more than 100 Nigerian children abducted in May has himself been kidnapped, the headteacher of their Islamic school said on Monday. Northwest and central Nigeria are struggling with criminal gangs, known locally as bandits, who raid villages, killing and abducting residents after looting and burning homes.