source: Daily Independent (Nigeria); Daily Post (Nigeria); Daily Trust (Nigeria)
actor1: Zamfara Communal Militia (Nigeria)
actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
location: Mareri
notes: On 31 December 2021, Zamfara militiamen abducted a woman and her daughters and looted money from the community in Mareri (Gusau, Zamfara). The assailants shot sporadically during the attack and demanded for a ransom or 50 million naira. The victims were released on 10 January after 10 million naira was paid as ransom. [women targeted: girls]