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1,100 Abducted in Three Months as Amnesty International Warns Against Deepening Crisis in Northern Nigeria

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Amnesty International has said that Nigeria is grappling with a deepening abduction crisis, with at least 1,100 people kidnapped across northern states between January and April 2026, urging President Bola Tinubu to take urgent and decisive action to curb the escalating insecurity.



In a statement issued yesterday, the organisation said the wave of kidnappings, targeting rural communities and internally displaced persons (IDPs), has reached alarming levels, with victims

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