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Three groups of kidnappers carried out the Kankara school kidnapping.
The groups was lead by an indigene of Katsina state by name Auwalu Daudawa. The 42 years old was just a cattle herder, who later delved into gun running, cattle rustling and kidnappings.
Three groups of kidnappers carried out the Kankara school kidnapping.
The groups was lead by an indigene of Katsina state by name Auwalu Daudawa. The 42 years old was just a cattle herder, who later delved into gun running, cattle rustling and kidnappings.
He is not a Fulani. He is married with children and leave within a big chunk of the forest which lay between Katsina and Zamfara State, with his boys.
His entire life is within the forest except if he ventures into town to buy provisions or carry out criminal activities.
His entire life is within the forest except if he ventures into town to buy provisions or carry out criminal activities.
Dankarami, is the name of the second group leader. He is 33 years old, and is believed to have large number of boys under his control.
He is Kanuri. His entire life is in the bush. He started as a cattle herder, then graduated into cattle rustling and kidnappings.
He is Kanuri. His entire life is in the bush. He started as a cattle herder, then graduated into cattle rustling and kidnappings.
Idi Manore, is the Fulani among them. He is also an indigene of Katsina State, and a well established cattle rustler, who also graduated into kidnapping.
These are the three groups who under the command of Auwalu Daudawa that carried out the heinous crime.
These are the three groups who under the command of Auwalu Daudawa that carried out the heinous crime.
Majority of the boys are in the kidnappers den within the forest call Mutu in Zamfara State, and a small group of them are kept in a close by forest call Mada all in Zamfara state.
The two states share a common border.
The two states share a common border.
In Kankara, before staging the pursuit, the army gathered more than 60 heavy tanks, armored personal carriers and other military equipment. Residents said, they had never seen before in their life, including air assets.
There are reports of local criminals who felt these three had attracted to them attention that they cannot contain. They are coming out to give the military Intel about those three groups.
So far, they had been isolated and surrounded, nothing goes in or out of the loop.
So far, they had been isolated and surrounded, nothing goes in or out of the loop.
