Yazid Abubakar

Armed group kidnaps 39 people during negotiations with parents of a suspected bandit leader in northwestern Nigeria's Magamin Diddi community. The attack highlights ongoing security challenges in the region, where armed groups conduct kidnappings and clashes with militants like Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province persist.

Gunmen kidnapped seven students from an off-campus residence in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria. One student escaped, and police are searching for the remaining six. Zamfara has seen a rise in student kidnappings for ransom in recent years.