Gunmen in central Nigeria have abducted 28 people, including women and children, after ambushing a vehicle travelling to a Muslim religious gathering. The incident is the latest in a wave of mass kidnappings that has intensified scrutiny of the country’s security crisis.

Nigeria Mass Abduction: Gunmen Abduct 28 en Route To Muslim Religious Event

Nine people, including three former police officers, have been charged with kidnapping after series of mysterious disappearances in the country's massive cockfighting industry.

Philippines: Nine, including ex-police officials, charged in cockfight kidnappings

The Taliban hung the bodies of four kidnappers from cranes after killing them during a shootout in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on Saturday, a senior official said.

Taliban hang four bodies from cranes in Herat, call it 'lesson' for kidnappers

A video emerged from Nigeria showing college students that were kidnapped being prodded by the abductors while the students beg for their lives. The video, which first popped up on March 13 showed girls cowering on the floor in a forest, while armed abductors hit them with sticks.

Watch: Nigerian students kidnapped by gunmen beg for their lives

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