Nigeria, April 1 -- Gunmen have abducted eight charcoal workers in the Nyalun community, Bashar District of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, in the latest security breach in the state.

PUNCH reported that the victims were seized on Tuesday evening while returning from charcoal processing sites on the outskirts of the community, with the attackers intercepting their vehicle at about 7:30 p.m.

A youth leader in Wase, Shapi'i Sambo, who confirmed the incident, said the assailants initially abducted 10 persons but later released two to convey a ransom demand.

"The victims were returning around 7:30 p.m. when the perpetrators suddenly stopped their vehicle loaded with charcoal and took them away," Mr Sambo said, adding that the ...