Gunmen abduct 39 people in northwestern Nigeria while the group was meeting as part of negotiations, police say. According to reports, the abductions occur when the victims were attending discussions involving the family of a criminal figure described as a bandit leader. ABC News and The Independent both report that the meeting includes relatives of the leader and that the gunmen carry out the kidnapping during the talks. The Winnipeg Free Press also reports that an armed group kidnaps 39 people during peace talks in northeastern Nigeria, describing the incident as taking place during a negotiation process. While the outlets agree on the number of people abducted and the involvement of negotiations linked to the leader’s family, they differ on the geographic description of the location, with some describing it as northwestern Nigeria and one describing it as northeastern Nigeria. Police are presented as the source for the core details, and the reports do not provide information on the fate of the abductees or the identities of the gunmen.