Nigeria: Gunmen abduct over 160 worshippers in church attacks
Armed men with "sophisticated weapons" attacked at least two churches in Nigeria's Kaduna State on Sunday, according to local clergy members and police.
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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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