# Nigerian residents protest as hundreds remain captive a month after mass kidnapping

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- Reuters, 2026-09-22 06:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerian-residents-protest-hundreds-remain-captive-month-after-mass-kidnapping-2026-09-22/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab22074b314680001feff88

> Residents in Nigeria’s north-central Niger state protested on Monday over hundreds of people they said were still being held captive a month after gunmen attacked several communities in one of the country’s largest mass kidnappings.

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