Nigeria, April 14 -- Terrorists have abducted more than 15 residents of Zangon in the Kankara area of Katsina State and demanded a ransom of N150 million for their release.

Residents told PREMIUM TIMES that the terrorists attacked the community on Saturday and Sunday and abducted mostly women and children.

Though the terrorists operating in the northwest have killed hundreds of people, ransom has always been the main motivation for their attacks.

"The bandits had earlier abducted two people from this community before their attack on Saturday and Sunday. We have many people in their hands," a resident of the community, who teaches in a secondary school in Kankara town, told this reporter over the phone. He sought anonymity for security ...