Gunmen kidnapped dozens of worshippers attending Friday afternoon prayers at a mosque in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara, police and witnesses said.
Armed gangs are rife across Nigeria's northwest where they rob or kidnap for ransom, and violence has been increasing, where thinly stretched security forces often fail to stop the attacks.
Mohammed Shehu, Zamfara police spokesman said an unknown number of worshippers had been abducted from Jumu'at central mosque in Zugu town, Bukkuyum local government area.
