Location:
Abuja Municipal, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa
Incident Date:
January 17, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
3.00
Kidnapped:
19
DESCRIPTION::
Members of the Middle-Belt Youth Forum held on Wednesday in Abuja a protest to decry the rising cases of kidnapping in the region. This is coming against the backdrop of the arrest of 10 suspected bandits by the military. Protesters are pressuring the government to identify kidnappers and bandits as terrorists and apply harsher punishment against them. The demonstration took place as 19 people were kidnapped from the Sagwari Estate Layout in Dutsen-Alhaji area in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. The kidnappers are demanding N700m ransom for nine of their victims, after killing four of the hostages, including teenagers.