Rescued 187 captives in country's northwestern Zamfara state, say Nigerian Police

Oct 08, 2021

Zamfara [Nigeria], October 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Nigerian police have rescued 187 people that were held by bandits in the Tsibiri forest in the northwestern state...

24 abductees rescued in northwest Nigeria

Feb 20, 2022

Lagos [Nigeria], February 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian police in the northwest state of Zamfara have rescued 24 people abducted by bandits, a spokesperson said Saturday.

Gunmen kidnap 73 students in northwest Nigeria

Sep 02, 2021

Lagos [Nigeria], September 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian police said on Wednesday 73 students were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from their school in the country's northwestern...

16 villagers killed in north-west Nigeria

Mar 22, 2022

Abuja [Nigeria], March 22 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 16 villagers were killed following an attack by suspected bandits in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara, police...

Nigerian police rescue 5 abducted students in NW state

Sep 03, 2021

Lagos [Nigeria], September 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Nigerian police said Thursday that they have rescued five of the 73 abducted students of a school in the...

All kidnapped Nigerian students released

Mar 02, 2021

Abuja [Nigeria], March 2 (ANI/Xinhua): All Nigerian students kidnapped from their boarding school on Friday in the north-western state of Zamfara have been released,...