SUBUBU FOREST, ZAMFARA STATE, NIGERIA - In Nigeria, Friday’s predawn abduction of 317 female students from a government school in Zamfara state was the latest in a surge of kidnappings in the country’s north. Halilu commands a network of about 1,000 bandits in Zamfara state, his deputy said. Shehu Rekep, deputy of an armed group of "bandits" in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state, contends they have taken up crime because government hasn't protected their livelihood as herders. FILE - In this photo released by the Nigeria State House, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari addresses the nation on a live telecast, Oct. 22, 2020. This report originated in VOA’s Hausa Service, with Sani Shu'aibu Malumfashi reporting from Nigeria’s Zamfara state and Hassan Maina Kaina from the Nigerian capital, Abuja.

Source: Ethiopian News February 27, 2021 23:37 UTC