Nigeria, Feb. 16 -- Seven people have been killed while about 20 others were abducted by terrorists in an evening attack on Nasarawa Godel in Birnin Magaji Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Thursday.

Locals who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES said the terrorists came in Toyota Hilux vans, unlike the usual motorcycles they ride on.

"We have seven bodies in the last count. Several others are seriously wounded," Tukur Yusuf, a resident of the area, told PREMIUM TIMES Friday morning. "Most of the abducted victims are women. The whole community has been thrown into confusion."

The terrorists, believed to be from Gwaska Dankarami, stormed the community around 6 p.m. in three Hilux vans and went straight to the exit of the community.

"It was ...