{
  "id": 1769483,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T18:32:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/protests-as-24-plateau-attack-victims-get-mass-burial/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Women in the Bin-Per community of Mangu Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria, protested the mass burial of 24 victims killed in a recent attack. According to Punch, they demanded urgent government action and justice. The attack occurred on Monday night when armed men stormed the village, killing residents with machetes.\n\nDW News reported that officials said at least 25 people were killed in their homes. The victims included women and children, with most killed in their houses. A local resident, Muftwan Yamput, told AFP that he and his family survived but their neighbors were attacked.\n\nThe mass burial was held for 24 victims, while others who sustained injuries received hospital treatment. Local groups and officials, including the Mwaghavul Youth Movement and Matthew Kwarpo, a Plateau state assembly representative, called for improved security and measures to prevent future attacks.",
  "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 English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Nigeria: Dozens killed in Plateau state attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/nigeria-dozens-killed-in-plateau-state-attack",
        "published": "2026-08-18T16:35:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "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-1771962",
        "published": "2026-08-18T18:46:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}