N'Djamena, April 4, 2026 (AFP) - Boko Haram wants ransoms for surviving Chadian hostages

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2026-04-04

Jihadist group Boko Haram has called for hefty ransoms for six Chadians abducted in Niger last month, having already killed a seventh person they captured, several sources told AFP Saturday. Chad's embassy in Niger had said on Friday that seven of its nationals had been kidnapped in neighbouring Niger and that one of them had been killed. "The seven Chadians were abducted Tuesday morning in Nigerien territory, not far from Mariyari," an official......

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