How Nigerians have turned to negotiation with gangs of kidnappers | DW News

Weeks after the latest round of abductions in Nigeria, where armed men snatched hundreds of students from a Catholic school in Niger State, some have been released but most of them are still in captivity. The attacks have become a grim routine across parts of northern Nigeria, where jihadists and criminal gangs operate with near impunity. Now, with security forces stretched thin and trust in the state at a breaking point, some communities are taking matters into their own hands by directly negotiating with the very gangs that terrorize them. DW's West Africa correspondent Azeezat Ola-oluwa reports from Katsina where residents are paying for peace. For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 #nigeria #abductions #peace