The number of kidnappings for ransom across Nigeria is rising according to security experts
The main gate of the Nigerian Police at Rivers State Police headquaters in Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria, on February 15. 2019.
Magami was taken hostage in his native Zamfara State, where he was held captive and tortured for nearly a month. They were chained and held captive in dark huts with dozens of others, in a dense forest that spreads across northwest Nigeria and neighbouring Niger, a haven for criminal and militia groups.
"The gangs involved now appear more organised, operating in larger groups, with more elaborate logistics, striking more audaciously." In addition, an historic conflict over land resources between herders and farmers across north and central Nigeria has worsened in recent years. The rise of various militia and vigilantes, in turn, has led to growing concern about the proliferation of automatic weapons in north and central Nigeria.
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