"A bride and 10 of her bridesmaids were among those abducted on the night of Saturday to Sunday from the village of Chacho in Sokoto State, a resident told the AFP news agency. Bandits stormed our village last night and kidnapped 14 persons, including a bride and 10 bridesmaids, from a house in Zango neighbourhood, said Aliyu Abdullahi, a resident of Chacho village. A baby, the baby's mother and another woman were also taken, Abdullahi added."
"Sokoto witnessed a notable uptick in bandit-initiated abductions in November, culminating in the highest number of such attacks in the past year, the report found. It suggested that deals struck by neighbouring states in the hopes of getting the bandits to agree to stop their activities may be partly responsible for the uptick. Last week, attackers took 25 students in Kebbi State and more than 300 in Niger State. Those abducted from Kebbi were rescued and united with their parents, while there is an ongoing search for the others."
Armed attackers abducted 13 women and an infant overnight from Chacho village in Sokoto State, including a bride and ten bridesmaids. The raid also took a baby, the baby's mother and another woman. Chacho had previously been targeted in October when bandits kidnapped 13 people and villagers paid ransom for their release. An intelligence report recorded a November increase in bandit abductions, possibly linked to deals by neighbouring states with bandits. Recent related incidents included kidnappings of students in Kebbi and Niger states, and the unrest prompted a nationwide emergency declaration.
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