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Nigeria: Islamist Ansaru behind French kidnapping

December 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Islamist group Ansaru says it was behind the kidnapping of a French engineer in Nigeria. 63-year-old Francis Colump was taken on December 19 when around 30 gunmen attacked his residence in the remote northern town of Rimi, near the border … read more »

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Nigeria: Islamist group claims kidnap of French national

December 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

KANO, Nigeria — The radical Islamist group Ansaru on Sunday claimed the recent kidnapping of a French citizen in northern Nigeria, citing France’s push for military intervention in Mali as a justification. Ansaru “announces to the world, especially the French … read more »

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