# Mass kidnapping tests Nigeria’s government

https://mins.news/en/video/34087

- Reuters, 2026-08-27 08:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ove-pby9j6w

> An armed group has released a video that appears to show hundreds of people kidnapped from a mosque in Nigeria’s Niger State. The attack is increasing pressure on the country’s government.

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