Jul 4, 2021
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.
In seven months, bandits and terrorist groups have demanded more than N307 million as ransom from the families of kidnap victims.
The figure is the ransom demanded by kidnappers from school attacks in northern Nigeria.
The northern region of the country has witnessed a plethora of kidnappings by bandits, with the abduction of school children becoming a recurring theme.
No fewer than 947 students and pupils have been abducted in the last seven months.