Gunmen abduct 30 wedding guests in northwest Nigeria

The convoy of 50 wedding guests had stopped at Lambar Bakura village after one of the four buses they were driving in broke down, which was when their captors attacked them, said a security source in the region.

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State officials walk past injured victims on hospital beds being treated for wounds following an attack by gunmen at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town, southwest Nigeria. (AFP/FILE PHOTO)

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Gunmen kidnapped 30 wedding guests in northwest Nigeria over the weekend, two sources told AFP Monday, the latest in a surge of mass abductions hitting the region.

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Gunmen abduct 30 wedding guests in northwest Nigeria

The convoy of 50 wedding guests had stopped at Lambar Bakura village after one of the four buses they were driving in broke down, which was when their captors attacked them, said a security source in the region.

State officials walk past injured victims on hospital beds being treated for wounds following an attack by gunmen at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town, southwest Nigeria. (AFP/FILE PHOTO)

By NewVision Reporter

Journalists @NewVision

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