Gunmen kidnap 29 people in northwestern Nigeria
Gunmen have kidnapped 29 people in the north-western Nigerian state of Zamfara on Saturday evening, police said.
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The abductees, who were mostly mobile phone dealers from a popular market in Gusau, were traveling back home from a wedding ceremony when unidentified gunmen ambushed a convoy of their vehicles, according to local sources.
A man who managed to survive the attack said that the assailants had mounted three roadblocks in order to trap vehicles.
Security forces have launched a search and rescue operation for the hostages, authorities said. (ILKHA)