Armed men on motorbikes killed 11 people and kidnapped at least 70 others, including women and children, in a village in northwest Nigeria, witnesses said, in a region plagued by\u00a0mass abductions\u00a0and unrest.<\/p>\n
The men opened fire as they rode into Sabongarin Damri in Zamfara State late on Saturday, resident Isa Sani told Reuters.<\/p>\n
“They came on motorcycles, shooting randomly before abducting our daughters and children. As of today, we haven’t heard anything from them. Everywhere is quiet,” he said on Monday.<\/p>\n
Sufiyanu Ibrahim said the attackers kidnapped his wife and shot him in the leg. “There was gunshots everywhere … I narrowly escaped,” he said by phone. At least 11 people were killed, he added.<\/p>\n
Groups known locally\u00a0as “bandits”\u00a0have killed hundreds of people and seized thousands across the state in recent years. They often hold captives for months and demand ransoms for their release.<\/p>\n
Zamfara, which borders Niger, has become the epicentre of the violent attacks that have disrupted farming and travel and forced thousands to flee their homes.<\/p>\n
Shehu Musa, the traditional chief of Sabongarin Damri village, confirmed that more than 60 people were taken, including women and children.<\/p>\n
Zamfara police did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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