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25 kidnapped by gunmen in southern Nigeria

When anti-riot police officers beefed up security during a protest in Abuja, capital of Nigeria, Sept. 4, 2019. [Xinhua]

At least 25 members of a local church's choir were kidnapped by armed gunmen en route to a funeral in the Ose local government area of Nigeria's southwestern state of Ondo, local police said Saturday.

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