{"id":208931,"date":"2025-01-08T21:03:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/on-the-hunt-for-nigerias-kidnapping-warlords\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T21:03:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:03:59","slug":"on-the-hunt-for-nigerias-kidnapping-warlords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/on-the-hunt-for-nigerias-kidnapping-warlords\/","title":{"rendered":"On the hunt for Nigeria&#8217;s kidnapping warlords"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/op3c8lXFqRM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"On the hunt for Nigeria's kidnapping warlords\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/op3c8lXFqRM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Banditry is booming in Nigeria, with thousands kidnapped last year.<\/p>\n<p>(Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe) <\/p>\n<p>The mass abduction of schoolchildren is a terrifyingly common occurrence. Just days ago gunmen on motorbikes kidnapped at least 46 people and torched homes in the northwestern Zamfara State.<\/p>\n<p>Our Africa Correspondent Jamal Osman is the first foreign journalist granted access to the Nigerian army&#8217;s anti-banditry campaign as part of a push to restore stability to the impoverished north.<\/p>\n<p>Produced and filmed by: Freddie Gower<br \/>\nCamera Operator: Simpa Samson<br \/>\nLocal Producer: Ibrahim Adeyemi<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banditry is booming in Nigeria, with thousands kidnapped last year. (Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe) The mass abduction of schoolchildren is a terrifyingly common occurrence. Just days ago gunmen on motorbikes kidnapped at least 46 people and torched homes in the northwestern Zamfara State. 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