source: Blueprint; Cross River Watch
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
location: Calabar
notes: On 13 November 2021, unidentified armed men abducted a protestant pastor and a teacher at Ikot Eno-obong, 8 miles from Calabar (Calabar Municipal, Cross River). The victims were released on 15 November after their abductors received a ransom of about 200,000 naira as against the initial demand of 7 million. The lower ransom was received by the abductors following speculations that security forces were closing in on them.