Zamfara State
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Oct 2, 2026
speaker_1HOST
Exactly.
speaker_1HOST
And from there, it supposedly spread westward and northward, eventually encompassing Katsina, Zazzau, Gobir, Zamfara, and Kebbi.
speaker_0HOST
So an eastward origin spreading west.
speaker_1HOST
Yeah.
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speaker_1HOST
Literally, speakers of the Hausa language.
speaker_0HOST
Got it.
speaker_1HOST
And sometimes the term Hausa was even more geographically specific, referring mainly to the kingdoms of Zamfara, Kebbi, and Gobir.
speaker_1HOST
Basically, the Hausa lands closest to the Songhai Empire.
AOT2HOST
Of all these organizations, right? Where they were showing nightlife in Sokoto.
AOT2HOST
Or was it Zamfara? I can't remember.
UgochiHOST
After Zamfara,
AOT2HOST
please.
AOT2HOST
They turn up there.
Emmanuel OkeHOST
National Assembly extends twenty twenty-five budget for the fourth time.
Emmanuel OkeHOST
Security operatives rescue forty-one abducted travelers in Zamfara.
Emmanuel OkeHOST
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Emmanuel OkeHOST
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Ankur DesaiHOST
The BBC's Makau Chi-Okafor is in Lagos.
Makau Chi-OkaforCORRESPONDENT
I have spoken to the police in Niger State at the north-central region, and also to police in Zamfara, which is neighboring Niger in the upper northern part.
Makau Chi-OkaforCORRESPONDENT
The police said more than twenty people were taken in Niger State.
Makau Chi-OkaforCORRESPONDENT
Didn't give a specific number, and that's because they say they're still searching the villages where this attack happened.
Makau Chi-OkaforCORRESPONDENT
But local media and resident reports have said in Niger State over forty people were taken, and very similarly in, in Zamfara State, over forty people were, were taken.
Makau Chi-OkaforCORRESPONDENT
I'll give a bit of context.
Makau Chi-OkaforCORRESPONDENT
It's quite no more so much of news, uh, you know, hearing about kidnap in northern part of Nigeria.
Simi JolayosoCORRESPONDENT
So more than 80 people are missing after two separate mass kidnappings in northern Nigeria.
Simi JolayosoCORRESPONDENT
They happened over the weekend in Niger State and in Zamfara State.
Simi JolayosoCORRESPONDENT
So the attack in Niger State, um, there are reports that at least 47 farmers were abducted on Saturday.
Simi JolayosoCORRESPONDENT
They were taken while harvesting peanuts, and a local source has said that most of them, most of those kidnapped were women.
Simi JolayosoCORRESPONDENT
Uh, this happened in an area called Mariga.
Simi JolayosoCORRESPONDENT
And then we've got the kidnapping in Zamfara State.
Simi JolayosoCORRESPONDENT
Around 40 women were reportedly taken on Sunday, so the day after.
Simi JolayosoCORRESPONDENT
They were taken from an area called Yaghada.
speaker_0HOST
More than 80 people, mostly women, remain missing following two separate weekend mass kidnappings by armed gangs in northern Nigeria.
speaker_0HOST
At least 47 peanut farmers were abducted in Niger state on Saturday and 40 women were taken in Zamfara state on Sunday during a violent reprisal raid.
speaker_0HOST
Hurricane Polo is expected to make landfall today in a small town off Mexico's Pacific coast, where authorities expect heavy rain and severe damage.
speaker_0HOST
Puerto San Carlos, a small fishing port of nearly 6,000 people, lies in the path of the hurricane, which is a Category 3 on the Safis-Simpson scale, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
speaker_0HOST
More than 80 people, mostly women, remain missing following two separate weekend mass kidnappings by armed guards in northern Nigeria.
speaker_0HOST
At least 47 peanut farmers were abducted in Niger State on Saturday and 40 women were taken to Zamfara State on Sunday during a violent reprisal raid.
speaker_0HOST
Hurricane Polo is expected to make landfall today in a small town off Mexico's Pacific coast, where authorities expect heavy rain and severe damage.
speaker_0HOST
Puerto San Carlos, a small fishing port of nearly 6,000 people, lies in the path of the hurricane, which is a Category 3 on the Safia Simpson scale, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
Emily ThomasSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The first attack took place on Saturday in Niger State, where gunmen abducted almost 50 farmers, mostly women.
Emily ThomasSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Another 40 women are said to have been taken in Zamfara State on Sunday.
Emily ThomasSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
A fire has broken out at Ukraine's famous National Academy of Science after it was hit by a drone.
Emily ThomasSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Pictures show a large fire and heavy smoke engulfing the three-storey building in the centre of Kiev.
Emily ThomasSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The first attack took place on Saturday in Niger State, where gunmen abducted almost 50 farmers, mostly women.
Emily ThomasSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Another 40 women are said to have been taken in Zamfara State on Sunday.
Emily ThomasSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Israeli media say that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled secretly to the United Arab Emirates to meet its president on Sunday.
Emily ThomasSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The news comes amid an uproar over an Israeli report that the UAE leader warned Mr Netanyahu that Hamas was planning a major operation shortly before the 7th of October attacks.
Emmanuel OkeHOST
Lagos PDP chides government over flooding, neglect of Jakonde Estates.
Emmanuel OkeHOST
Bandits abduct five in Zanfara, kidnap couple in Kwara.
Emmanuel OkeHOST
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Emmanuel OkeHOST
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