Christians targeted in systematic kidnapping campaign in Nigeria by jihadi herdsmen, experts say
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Fulani militants kidnap Christians for ransom to bankrupt communities in Nigeria's Middle Belt, forcing families to sell farmland according to analyst.
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In Nigeria’s Middle Belt states, "these mass abductions are targeted," Kerfas said. "You have cases where 100 Christians will be marched into the forest and kept there for months. You know, they are forced to cough out ransoms they don't have, so they have to sell everything — [including] their farmland."
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