In Nigeria, armed men abducted at least 13 parishioners from a church
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In Nigeria, armed men attacked a church in Kogi State, abducting at least 13 parishioners. The attack provoked a shootout with local hunters.
At least 13 parishioners were abducted in Nigeria during an attack by armed men on a church, UNN reports with reference to Reuters.
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At least 13 parishioners were abducted in an attack by armed men on a church in Kogi State, central Nigeria, amid growing instability in the region, a state official said on Wednesday.
Kogi State Commissioner for Information Kingsley Fanwo said the attack on the First ECWA church in the remote Ayetoro-Kiri area on Sunday sparked a shootout between the attackers and local hunters hired by the state as a first line of defense.