Armed men killed at least 12 people and abducted women and children during a night attack on a village in Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto state, witnesses said.

Armed men killed at least 12 people and abducted women and children during a night attack on a village in Nigeria's northwestern Sokoto state, witnesses said. Link At least 12 people killed by gunmen, women, children abducted in Nigerian village Six members of one family burned to death after the attackers set fire to their house, one resident told Reuters.