Gunmen abducted more than 150 worshippers in simultaneous attacks on three separate churches in northwest Nigeria, a state lawmaker told The Associated Press on Monday.
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Gunmen abduct over 150 worshippers from 3 churches in Nigeria
Suspected Fulani militias in Kaduna state, Nigeria raided three church worship services on Sunday in what local leaders said could be the largest mass kidn
Armed gangs kidnap worshippers from two Nigerian churches during Sunday services in Kaduna state, as Reverend John Hayab reports 163 people remain captive.
Armed gangs with "sophisticated weapons" kidnapped worshipers from at least two churches in Kaduna state. Nigeria faces several internal conflicts that have affected both Christians and Muslims — often indiscriminately.
Gunmen abducted more than 150 worshippers in simultaneous attacks on three separate churches in northwest Nigeria, a state lawmaker told The Associated Press on Monday.
Worshippers from at least two churches in Nigeria were kidnapped during Sunday services by armed gangs amid Muslim Fulani militants' frequent violence to bankrupt Christian communities and get ransom payments.
More than 160 Christians were kidnapped during worship services Sunday Nigerian officials admit, after initially denying the simultaneous attacks on three churches.
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