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Story summary
- Bandit gangs abducted at least 87 people in two weekend attacks in Nigeria.
- Armed men seized 47 peanut-harvesting farmers, mostly women, in Rimi, Niger state.
- Gunmen kidnapped 40 women from Yargada village in Zamfara state's Gusau area.
- Residents of Niger state protested, claiming officials under-reported the victim count.
- Ransom payments to armed groups reached about 7.8 billion naira (?$6 million) by June 2026.