At least 46 kidnapped in Nigeria’s Zamfara state, residents and local leader say

ABUJA, Jan 7 (Reuters) – At least 46 people, including women and children, were kidnapped in a raid on Gana town in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional leader said on Tuesday.

The attack, which follows a similar mass kidnapping in the state last month, occurred at around 2200 GMT on Sunday, with dozens of gunmen on motorbikes unleashing a barrage of gunfire on the community and setting fire to several homes and businesses, residents said.

(Reporting by Ahmed Kingimi; Writing by Elisha Bala-Gbogbo; Editing by Alison Williams)

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