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Armed men have kidnapped a number of people from a mosque in Nigeria's north-central Niger state, residents and police have said, in the latest mass abduction in a region plagued by violent gangs.

Police in Nigeria report that a number of people have been kidnapped from a mosque in Niger state. The abductions happened Friday in Kpenya village and other parts of the Borgu Local Government Area.

Police say three villages and a mosque were attacked, and worshippers kidnapped in central Niger State.

The update was from Deputy Assistant to the President Sebastian Gorka, who shared photos from the reunion. Rideout was kidnapped in Niger in October of 2025.

Kevin Rideout, an American missionary kidnapped in Niger last October, has been released after more than 10 months of detention in the North African country.

Trump announces the rescue of American missionary Kevin Rideout kidnapped by jihadists in Niger.

President Donald Trump secured the freedom of Kevin Rideout, an American missionary captured by a terrorist group in Niger.

Kevin Rideout, an American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger last October, has been released and will be reunited with his extended family.