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Gunmen kidnap around 150 people in central Nigeria: officials

CGTN

 , Updated 22:22, 27-May-2024

Gunmen in central Nigeria have kidnapped around 150 people in the country's latest mass abduction, officials told AFP on Monday.

Attackers on motorbikes stormed Kuchi village in Niger state on Friday, where they killed eight people and "abducted about 150 villagers," local government chairman Aminu Najume said.

Source(s): AFP
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