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Kidnappings in north Nigeria highlight deepening insecurity
by Carley Petesch, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 21, 2020 4:53 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 21, 2020 at 4:56 am EDT
DAKAR, Senegal Joyous, tearful Nigerian parents tightly hugged their sons, upon being reunited with them following their week-long abduction in the country’s northwestern area.
The boys, however, appeared traumatized and exhausted. After their days of captivity, including forced marches and hiding from gunfights, they were then paraded barefoot in front of officials and the press.
Usman Garuba, one of the freed boys, described the horror of their six days walking through the forest and being beaten.
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