Gunmen killed 12 people and seized women and children in a raid on a Nigerian village, Reuters reported on Sunday; armed men abducted three worshippers from a Catholic church in Enugu State the same morning.
Armed groups in Nigeria repeatedly raid villages and religious gatherings, killing residents and carrying others off as captives. Attackers are usually identified in early reporting only as gunmen, and those seized range from rural families to church congregations. This topic follows the abductions and the fate of those taken.
Gunmen killed 12 people and abducted women and children during a raid on a Nigerian village, Reuters reported on Sunday. In a separate attack the same morning, armed men entered St Joseph Catholic Church in Inoyi, Affa, in the Udi district of Enugu State and abducted three worshippers, witnesses told Premium Times.