Gunmen Abduct 150 in Nigeria Villages

0:00On April 4th, gunmen in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state hit two villages hard. Corpha, Danya, and Kurfen Magajee in the Bukuyum area, abducting more. Then 150 people, mostly women and children. This went down on Thursday, marking one of the biggest attacks lately in the region plagued by bandit raids. Local leaders say the attackers fired on cars and houses before rounding folks up and heading into nearby forests. Villages are now ghost towns as people scatter to safety. Residents who got away are dealing with injuries, some rush to hospitals for care. The fears real in these communities, where families live under constant threat from these armed groups hiding in the bush. Police are still tallying the exact number taken, but have launched a joint chase with military and other forces to track the bandits down. Rescue efforts are in full swing right now. Northwest Nigeria has been battling this bandit wave for years, kidnappings for cash, village hits. It's a tough cycle, but security teams are pushing.

1:02Back to bring people home safe. That's your global news today update. AI powered and always on.