source: Premium Times (Nigeria); Blueprint
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
actor2: Police Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
location: Dutse
notes: On 26 October 2020, Nigerian police forces with local militiamen clashed with unidentified gunmen in Galamawa (Dutse LGA, Jigawa) after receiving a distress call on kidnapping activities. One kidnapped victim was rescued and the other, the wife of a deputy vigilante deputy commander, was abducted. No reported fatalities. Kidnapped victim was later released after paying a ransom.