Gunmen attacked a remote village in central Nigeria, killing eight people and kidnapping about 150 more in the country's latest mass abduction. The attack took place in Kuchi village in Niger state, where local government chairman Aminu Najume reported that heavily armed bandits on motorcycles stormed the village, killing eight individuals and abducting over 150 villagers. The attackers operated for three hours without any intervention, highlighting the vulnerability of the area to such attacks.

Nigeria abduction: Gunmen kidnap over 150 people

Gunmen on motorbikes killed up to 40 people and torched homes during an attack on a mining village in Central Nigeria. This is the latest violence to hit the region troubled by resource disputes and intercommunal strife police.

Nigeria: Gunmen on motorbikes kill dozens, torch houses

Since December, criminal gangs known locally as bandits have increasingly targeted schools and colleges for kidnapping attacks, hoping to squeeze ransom payments out of the authorities.

University staffer killed, students kidnapped by Nigerian gunmen

One person has died and several students feared abducted as armed men believed to belong to a criminal gang raided a state-run school in Niger state, in Nigeria's Middle Belt region early Wednesday.

One feared killed, many students kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria school: Report

Gunmen believed to belong to a criminal gang have kidnapped hundreds of schoolboys from their hostels along with some of their teachers in central Nigeria, an official and a security source told AFP Wednesday.

Gunmen kidnap hundreds of schoolboys in Nigeria

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Nigeria abduction: Gunmen kidnap over 150 people

Nigeria: Gunmen on motorbikes kill dozens, torch houses

University staffer killed, students kidnapped by Nigerian gunmen

One feared killed, many students kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria school: Report

Gunmen kidnap hundreds of schoolboys in Nigeria