Gunmen kill at least 32 people in northern Nigeria, residents say

Gunmen on motorcycles have rampaged through three villages in northern Nigeria, killing at least 32 people and abducting several more, according to witnesses and local police.

The raids on Saturday in the Borgu area of Niger State came amid a complex security crisis in northern Nigeria, featuring armed groups affiliated with ISIL (ISIS) as well as gangs that abduct people for ransom money.

 Another witness who requested anonymity, said the attackers, riding more than 200 motorbikes, swept through the area targeting the villages.