bride kidnapping is when one man (or a man and his friends) abduct one woman. when this is done on a larger scale (a large group of men abducting many women), this is known as raptio, and different from bride kidnapping. in the 21st century, there have been more cases of war rape, which may have elements of bride kidnapping. women and girls abducted by groups such as boko haram in nigeria, the lord's resistance army in uganda and isis in the middle east have been taken as wives by their abductors.