Nigeria: Amnesty Demands Rescue of Worshippers Abducted in Niger Mosque Attack

[Premium Times] Amnesty International has urged Nigerian authorities to urgently rescue worshippers abducted during Friday prayers at a mosque in Kpenya, Niger State, amid escalating attacks and mass abductions in the Borgu-Kainji corridor.

Amnesty International has urged Nigerian authorities to urgently rescue worshippers abducted during Friday prayers at a mosque in Kpenya, Niger State, amid escalating attacks and mass abductions in the Borgu-Kainji corridor.

Maiduguri, Aug 24 - An armed group 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.

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.

This is the latest incident of mass kidnapping in a region plagued by violent gangs. Police spokesperson Wasiu Abiodun says that no lives have been lost while security teams assess rescue operations.

Gunmen abduct worshippers from Nigeria mosque, police say  Reuters

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo MINNA — Gunmen have reportedly invaded several communities in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, abducting an unspecified number of worshippers shortly after Friday prayers. The attacks reportedly occurred in Dekara, Gidan Zana, Sabon Gida and Masaka communities, according to residents a

Families of schoolchildren abducted in Borno State appeal to President Tinubu and Governor Zulum to intensify efforts for their release after 100 days in c