At least 12 people abducted by gunmen in south Nigeria
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Read < 1minuteNigerian police say 12 travelers were kidnapped in the country’s southern Delta State. FILE PHOTO/REUTERS
At least 12 travelers were kidnapped on Wednesday night in Nigeria’s southern state of Delta, local police said Thursday.
The travelers were abducted by a group of unidentified gunmen along a road in Ughelli North council area of the state, Onome Onowakpoyeya, the state police spokesperson told Xinhua in a short message.
He said efforts are currently undertaken to rescue the suspects.
Godfrey Akpan, a commercial driver who witnessed the incident, told Xinhua more than five vehicles were intercepted by the kidnappers.
