00:00Armed gangs have kidnapped over 160 Christian worshippers after storming two churches in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state on Sunday, according to local clergy.
00:12Kaduna state police said bandits carrying sophisticated weapons attacked the two churches during their Sunday services.
00:19The exact number of people abducted remains unclear.
00:22The local head of Nigeria's Christian Association, Reverend Joseph Hayab, said the attackers blocked the entrance of the churches and forced worshippers out into the bush.
00:32They initially took 172 people, but nine escaped.
00:37163 worshippers are believed to remain with the kidnappers, according to Hayab.
00:42Police told Rojas that troops and security agencies had been deployed to the area and that efforts were underway to track the abductors and rescue the captives.
00:50Sunday's attacks are the latest in a recent wave of abductions targeting both Christians and Muslims in Nigeria.
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