{
  "id": 10667833,
  "title": "Kidnapped Islamic clerics traveling to pray for Tinubu’s re-election still in custody 15 days after",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/kidnapped-islamic-clerics-traveling-to-pray-for-tinubus-re-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T10:03:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/29/kidnapped-islamic-clerics-traveling-to-pray-for-tinubus-re-election-still-in-custody-15-days-after/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five Islamic clerics, identified as Juma’at imams, remain in the hands of their captors 15 days after being abducted while en route to pray for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's re-election. The suspects were taken captive by gunmen on September 13 near Gidan Suleiman Bature in Zamfara State. The abductors reportedly demanded a ransom of N100 million, which was later reduced to N30 million before negotiations broke down.\n\nAccording to reports, the clergymen were contacted by their families, but now sources close to the family claim that the whereabouts of the victims are unknown, suggesting the bandits have relocated them to a different location. Despite ongoing rescue efforts by security forces, no positive results have been achieved as of Monday, September 29.",
  "summary": "The five Islamic clerics, Juma’at imams, who were abducted by bandits on their way to Talata Mafara, Zamfara State, a few weeks ago, have spent at least 16 days in the abductors’ den. DAILY POST reports that the clerics were abducted on September 13 by gunmen suspected to be bandits while travelling to attend a […] Kidnapped Islamic clerics traveling to pray for Tinubu’s re-election still in…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}