{
  "id": 3040133,
  "title": "Video shows hundreds held captive after Nigeria mosque kidnapping",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/video-shows-hundreds-held-captive-after-nigeria-mosque-kidnapping",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T14:19:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/24/video-shows-hundreds-held-captive-after-nigeria-mosque-kidnapping"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, an armed group abducted approximately 600 people, comprising women, children, and older individuals, from a mosque in Dekara village, Niger State, Nigeria. The attackers conducted simultaneous raids on multiple communities as worshippers participated in Friday prayers. A video surfaced two days later on Facebook and WhatsApp, showing large groups of people seated in a forested area, surrounded by armed men. The video featured numerous children crying in the background. Residents identified some of the captives, with one person claiming to recognize 13 individuals. The video, posted by the armed group, prompted the families of the captives to identify relatives among the footage. However, police and state authorities declined to comment on the matter.",
  "summary": "Gunmen attacked worshippers in Dekara village on Friday taking women, children and older people An armed group has posted a video showing what residents said were about 600 women, children and older people abducted in an attack on a mosque in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State last week. The video, posted on Facebook and WhatsApp, showed large groups of people seated in a forested area…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}