{
  "id": 1749533,
  "title": "Nigeria: Dozens killed in Plateau state attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/nigeria-dozens-killed-in-plateau-state-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T16:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW English (Top Stories)",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-dozens-killed-in-plateau-state-attack/a-78419529?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At least 25 people were killed on Monday night in the village of Bin-Per, located in Nigeria's Plateau state, according to local officials. The attackers, armed men, stormed the village and killed residents with machetes, targeting women and children in the majority of the victims. Muftwan Yamput, a resident, recounted that he and his family narrowly escaped death. The massacre occurred following the killing of two herders and a suspected reprisal attack on the nearby village of Maitimbe, where multiple houses were burned. The Mwaghavul Youth Movement, a local advocacy group, accused authorities of failing to protect vulnerable communities. A spokesperson for the group emphasized that the recurring destruction, killing, and burning of homes cannot be treated as ordinary incidents and called for a review of security measures.",
  "summary": "Officials in Nigeria have said at least 25 people were killed in their homes when armed men stormed their village Monday night. Fears of reprisal are real as violence between Muslim herders and Christian farmers spirals.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Protest as victims of fresh Plateau attack are laid to rest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/protest-as-victims-of-fresh-plateau-attack-are-laid-to-rest",
        "published": "2026-08-18T16:06:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Nigeria: Dozens killed in Plateau state attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/nigeria-dozens-killed-in-plateau-state-attack-1753511",
        "published": "2026-08-18T16:35:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Protests as 24 Plateau attack victims get mass burial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/protests-as-24-plateau-attack-victims-get-mass-burial",
        "published": "2026-08-18T18:32:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}