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Nigerian kidnapping bandit Awwalun Daudawa killed in clashes with rival gang
A Nigerian bandit chief who led the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolchildren has been killed in armed clashes with a rival gang, days after reneging on an amnesty deal with authorities.
Key points:
- Daudawa was responsible for the kidnapping of hundreds of children, including at a school in Kankara
- He lead a revenge mission against a rival gang, avenging the killing of two of his men when he was killed
- The bandit had connections with Boko Haram jihadists and acted as their gunrunner
Awwalun Daudawa led the abduction of more than 500 students from Government Science Secondary School Kankara last December.
It was one of a series of mass abductions by heavily armed criminal gangs who have become an increasing security challenge in north-west…
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