Armed bandits kidnap 40 Muslim worshippers during midnight prayers in Nigeria

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Jibiya, a Nigeria-Niger border town, is one of the major targets of kidnapping and banditry activities.

CAPE TOWN - Around 40 Muslim worshippers were abducted on Monday by armed bandits while observing midnight prayers for Ramadan at a mosque in the town of Jibiya in Nigeria’s Katsina state.

Jibiya a town on the border between Nigeria and Niger, is one of the main targets of kidnapping and banditry activities. The New Watcher.com reported on Monday that a total of 47 people including women and children were whisked away by the gunmen into the dreaded Rugu forest.

 

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