Armed men kidnap 13 women in Nigeria’s latest abduction

In a recent series of widespread kidnappings in the West African nation, armed assailants abducted 13 women and an infant during an overnight raid in northeastern Nigeria.

According to a resident of Chacho, the village of Chacho in Sokoto State, a bride and 10 of her bridesmaids were among the people who were taken from there on Saturday to Sunday night.

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A bride and 10 bridesmaids were taken from a house in the Zango neighborhood last night by bandits who stormed our village.

Abdullahi added that a baby, the baby’s mother, and a third woman were also taken.

Bandits who kidnapped 13 people in Chacho had already been targeted in October, according to Abdullahi.

We were forced to pay a ransom to secure their release. He said, “We are now in the same circumstance.”

The AFP saw a report from a Nigerian intelligence agency that confirmed the attack.

According to the report, “Sokoto saw a notable increase in bandit-initiated abductions in November, culminating in the year’s highest rate of these attacks.”

It suggested that the increase may be a result of agreements made by neighboring states to persuade the bandits to stop their activities.

In Kebbi State and Niger State, attackers took more than 300 students last week. While others are still at large, the abducted from Kebbi were found and united with their parents.

In northern Nigeria, armed gangs frequently target schools and rural communities, often enlisting local security forces, in mass kidnappings for a ransom.

President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, adding more pressure to the Nigerian government.

Additionally, Donald Trump, the president of the United States, recently threatened to launch attacks against Nigeria in response to alleged anti-Christian violence.