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Kidnapped Nigerian retired general dies in captivity
Key takeaways
- Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar, who had a high-profile job as military spokesman between 2015 and 2017, was abducted with his wife while travelling in Katsina state last month.
- No group has said it was behind the kidnappings.
- Some militant jihadists have also operated in the region.
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Abayomi Adisa West Africa reporter, Lagos AFP via Getty Images Retired Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar, pictured here in 2009, was spokesman for the army a decade ago A retired Nigerian army general who had been kidnapped by gunmen in the country's north-west has died while being held captive, the military has said.
Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar, who had a high-profile job as military spokesman between 2015 and 2017, was abducted with his wife while travelling in Katsina state last month.
No group has said it was behind the kidnappings.
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