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Nigerian monarch shot dead after ransom deadline passes

A Nigerian emir, kidnapped by bandits three weeks ago, was tragically killed after a ransom deadline passed.

Gunmen kidnapped over 20 medical students while they were traveling on a highway in Nigeria’s Benue State.

Al-Qaeda linked group GSIM claims responsibility for kidnapping two Russian workers in Niger, adding to the region’s security crisis.

A Burkina Faso officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Zoungrana, was abducted a day after his release on charges of attempting a coup.

Nigeria has asked Niger to arrest Halilu Buzu, a major kidnapping and arms supplier, who frequently crosses the border to evade capture.

Relief as three NGO aid workers kidnapped in Cameroon’s Far North region are safe after being freed in Nigeria.

General Musa says bad intelligence and vast forests make it difficult to stop the armed gangs.

Abducted Nigerian schoolchildren reunite with families after a weeks-long ordeal.

The UN is calling on Nigerian authorities to stop the kidnappings and bring those responsible to justice.

Boko Haram kidnapped dozens of women from a camp for displaced people in northeast Nigeria.