In Nigeria, the gang chief who led the kidnapping of 344 younger boys in Kankara, northwestern Nigeria in December, was killed by different native “bandits” simply days after breaking the peace settlement he made with the native authorities.
as reported from Lagos, Liza Fabbian
Auwal Daudawa coordinated at the top of final 12 months a mass kidnapping at a boarding collegefrom northwestern Nigeria, the primary in a sequence. This kidnapping had all of the extra marked the mind that it had been claimed by Boko Haram. The youngsters have been launched just a few days later and the bandit chief signed a peace settlement with the native authorities – a dedication he lastly gave up simply earlier than his demise.
Auwal Daudawa was shot useless in a confrontation with one other armed group simply ten days after getting into the forest and selecting up weapons once more, state authorities in Zamfara stated.
He and 6 of his lieutenants had handed over weapons and ammunition in trade for reintegration into civilian life and monetary compensation from the native authorities.
However in mid-April, the gang chief lastly broke the deal to return to the forest, the place he was shot and killed throughout a conflict with a rival gang of rattling cattle.
The precise the reason why he returned to felony life are unclear, however these occasions once more name into query the native governors’ coverage of concluding amnesty agreements with the bandits working in northwestern Nigeria. These agreements, which haven’t any authorized foundation, are fragile, whereas the care and reintegration of pensioners is sort of non-existent.
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