Nigeria, Jan. 26 -- Suspected bandits on Sunday carried out a midnight raid on Garo, a town in the Kabo Local Government Area of Kano State, and abducted a young woman, Zainab Auwalu.

Residents said the bandits took Miss Auwalu away despite collecting N8 million from her family. She was said to have just completed secondary school.

Residents said the kidnappers arrived in the town on motorcycles with sophisticated weapons and went straight to the residence of Alhaji Auwalu, a local businessman.

Numbering about 10, they arrived in the town at 1:30 a.m. and went away with their ransom and captive after operating for hours unchallenged.

A resident, Haruna Muhammad, told PREMIUM TIMES that the incident caused panic in the community, with ...