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Nigeria's restive north-western Zamfara state has imposed a curfew along its borders with Sokoto and Katsina states in a bid to curb escalating cases of kidnapping in the area. | Nigeria's restive north-western Zamfara state has imposed a curfew along its borders with Sokoto and Katsina states in a bid to curb escalating cases of kidnapping in the area. |
Movement will be restricted between 19:00 and 06:00 local time, the state's Commissioner for Information and Culture Alhaji Mannir Haidara was quoted as saying. | Movement will be restricted between 19:00 and 06:00 local time, the state's Commissioner for Information and Culture Alhaji Mannir Haidara was quoted as saying. |
“This is to tackle the incessant kidnapping of travellers along the Sokoto-Gusau-Funtua highway," Mr Haidara added. | “This is to tackle the incessant kidnapping of travellers along the Sokoto-Gusau-Funtua highway," Mr Haidara added. |
Cases of kidnapping for ransom have surged in north-western Nigeria, where armed gangs, locally referred to as bandits, target villages, schools, and travellers. | Cases of kidnapping for ransom have surged in north-western Nigeria, where armed gangs, locally referred to as bandits, target villages, schools, and travellers. |
Last month, dozens of schoolchildren were abducted but later rescued in Kaduna state. | Last month, dozens of schoolchildren were abducted but later rescued in Kaduna state. |
The criminal gangs continue to carry out mass abductions and demand hefty payments to release victims, even though ransom payments are outlawed in Nigeria. | The criminal gangs continue to carry out mass abductions and demand hefty payments to release victims, even though ransom payments are outlawed in Nigeria. |
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