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.

The violent raid targeted the Dinawa, Munki, and Gidan Dare communities located within the Wurno Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.

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…