LAGOS, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian police on Thursday confirmed 19 people kidnapped by an armed group in the country's capital Abuja were rescued during a gun duel with kidnappers.
Three other persons were abducted by other unknown gunmen on Wednesday, said Mariam Yusuf, a spokesman for the police in Abuja in a statement reaching Xinhua. Efforts were ongoing to rescue the victims, who were abducted on a road along the Kwali axis of Abuja, the police spokesperson added.
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