Gunmen kill 12, abduct women and children in Nigerian village

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By Reuters | Posted by TOE

Armed men killed at least 12 people and abducted women and ​children during a night ‌attack on a village in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto state, witnesses said.

Six members of one family burned to death after ‌the ​attackers set fire ⁠to their house, ⁠one resident told Reuters.

The gunmen entered the village of Lajinge around 11 p.m. on Saturday and ​attacked residents until about 3 a.m. on Sunday, locals ⁠said.

The region ⁠has seen frequent attacks by ​heavily armed gangs, known as bandits, ​who raid villages, kidnap residents ‌for ransom and steal livestock.

“They killed at least 12 people, injured four others, abducted women and ⁠children after rustling many livestock,” resident Auwal Hassan told Reuters by phone.

Police ⁠were ‌investigating and would provide ⁠updates later, Sokoto force ​spokesperson ‌Ahmed Rufai said.

The attack ​comes ⁠a week after bandits killed at least 24 farmers in neighbouring Zamfara state.



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