{
  "id": 2978607,
  "title": "Gunmen abduct worshippers from Nigeria mosque, police say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/gunmen-abduct-worshippers-from-nigeria-mosque-police-say-2978607",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T08:06:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/gunmen-abduct-worshippers-from-nigeria-mosque-police-say/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Several worshippers were abducted from a mosque in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State during Friday prayers, according to police on Saturday. The attack occurred at the Kpenya Mosque in the Dekara district of the Borgu local government area around 2 p.m. (1300 GMT) on Friday, after the gunmen first attacked two villages, Gidan-Zana and Kpenya.\n\nPolice spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun stated that no lives were lost in the incident, and a joint security detachment has been deployed to the area to carry out rescue operations. However, Abiodun could not confirm the exact number of victims, as police have not yet received an official count.\n\nLocal residents informed Reuters that over 60 worshippers were kidnapped during the coordinated attack, which took place simultaneously in Dekara and three other communities within Borgu. The residents were observing Friday prayers at the time of the incident, making it difficult for Reuters to independently verify the account. Mass kidnappings for ransom have become a regular occurrence in parts of northwestern and north-central Nigeria, where violent criminal gangs known as bandits frequently raid villages, schools, and highways.",
  "summary": "Armed men abducted several worshippers from a mosque in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State during Friday prayers, police said on Saturday, in the latest mass kidnapping in a region plagued by violent gangs. Police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun said the attackers stormed Kpenya Mosque in the Dekara district of the Borgu local government area at about 2 […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Gunmen abduct worshippers from Nigeria mosque, police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/gunmen-abduct-worshippers-from-nigeria-mosque-police-say",
        "published": "2026-08-24T01:55:00.000Z"
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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."
}