More than 50 people, including women and children, were taken away by armed men in north-western Nigeria.
People who live in Bagega, a village where mining happens in Zamfara state, said a group of armed men came into the village on motorcycles. They shot at people without choosing who to shoot and also set houses on fire.
Three individuals lost their lives, and seven more were harmed in the assault.
In the past few years, kidnapping for money has been happening a lot in north-western Nigeria. Armed groups called bandits have been going to villages, schools, and people on the road to take them captive.
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50 persons abducted by armed guys in northwest Nigeria
