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Gunmen Kidnap 12 Police Officers
British Broadcasting Corporation reported that 12 assistant-superintendents of police (ASPs) have been kidnapped by gunmen on their way to Zamfara from Borno.
According to BBC report, the police officers were on their way to Zamfara to conduct a special operation when they were abducted by the gunmen.
The broadcaster said the incident occurred 12 days ago but only came to light on Tuesday.
A wife of one of the abducted police officers was quoted as saying she did not hear from her husband for three days, so she went to a police barracks in Borno where she learnt that her husband had been abducted.
She was also quoted as saying she got a phone call from her husband who asked her to raise ransom money by selling their home.
