{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_5ny6ldkmtahktimajukq","title":"Nigeria: How Bandits Abducted 40 Farmers in Niger","title_en":null,"outlets":7,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/over-80-abducted-as-bandits-raid-niger-zamfara-communities-5ny6ldkmta","count":7,"items":[{"id":"n_koeder2t3dzx6iq6oeaq","seq":980774,"kind":"article","title":"Bandits abduct 47 women, others harvesting groundnuts in Niger, demand N2m ransom each","url":"https://theeagleonline.com.ng/bandits-abduct-47-women-others-harvesting-groundnuts-in-niger-demand-n2m-ransom-each","published":"2026-09-30T16:37:00Z","seen":"2026-09-30T19:09:27Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"theeagleonline.com.ng","name":"theeagleonline.com.ng","domain":"theeagleonline.com.ng"},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["security","economy","politics"],"authors":["Adenle Ahmed Abiola","The Eagle Online"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1032","name":"Niger","type":"place"}],"story":"st_5ny6ldkmtahktimajukq","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.8100000023841858,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.8999999761581421,"political":0.10000000149011612},{"id":"n_knqw2uykxfstzmzzcweq","seq":913048,"kind":"article","title":"Bandits abduct 47 Niger women, others harvesting groundnuts","url":"https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/09/bandits-abduct-47-niger-women-others-harvesting-groundnuts","published":"2026-09-30T12:05:00Z","seen":"2026-09-30T13:24:32Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"vanguardngr.com","name":"vanguardngr.com","domain":"vanguardngr.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q7914812","name":"Vanguard (Nigeria)","type":"newspaper","country":"NG","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["economy","security","politics"],"authors":["Nwafor"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1032","name":"Niger","type":"place"}],"story":"st_5ny6ldkmtahktimajukq","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.5099999904632568,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.9100000262260437,"political":0.10000000149011612},{"id":"n_cn5nvd2x6bnbgshvanpq","seq":770917,"kind":"article","title":"Suspected Bandits Abduct Farmers In Niger State, Demand ₦2m Ransom Each","url":"https://www.channelstv.com/2026/09/29/suspected-bandits-abduct-farmers-in-niger-state-demand-%e2%82%a62m-ransom-each","summary":"The victims were reportedly abducted while harvesting groundnuts at Tungan Rimi in Ma’undu-Beri Ward of Mariga Local Government Area. 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LEADERSHIP gathered that the bandits targeted the large-scale farmer but ended up abducting others around his farm located […]","published":"2026-09-29T02:44:35Z","seen":"2026-09-29T03:05:22Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"kite-leadership-ng-7cf8fd","name":"leadership.ng","domain":"leadership.ng","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q6508643","name":"Leadership","type":"newspaper","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-leadership-ng-7cf8fd","topics":["news"],"authors":["Abu Nmodu"],"story":"st_5ny6ldkmtahktimajukq","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.7799999713897705,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.9800000190734863,"political":0.05999999865889549},{"id":"n_vrz6w2g6uklpxphmn75a","seq":542106,"kind":"article","title":"Bandits Abduct Over 80 Farmers, Women In Niger, Zamfara","url":"https://thisday.com.ng/bandits-abduct-over-80-farmers-women-in-niger-zamfara","summary":"More than 80 people, mostly women, have reportedly been abducted in separate bandit attacks on communities in Niger and Zamfara states. The incidents occurred over the weekend as armed groups targeted farmers and residents in rural communities affected by persistent insecurity. In Niger State, at least 47 farmers were reportedly kidnapped on Saturday while harvesting […]","published":"2026-09-28T20:45:14Z","seen":"2026-09-28T23:31:07Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"kite-thisday-com-ng-1951be","name":"thisday.com.ng","domain":"thisday.com.ng"},"via":"kite-thisday-com-ng-1951be","topics":["national"],"authors":["todaynews"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1032","name":"Niger","type":"place"},{"id":"Q12678800","name":"Zamfara","type":"place"}],"story":"st_5ny6ldkmtahktimajukq","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.7200000286102295,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.8299999833106995,"political":0.07999999821186066},{"id":"n_5ny6ldkmtahktimajukq","seq":526142,"kind":"article","title":"Over 80 Abducted As Bandits Raid Niger, Zamfara Communities","url":"https://thewillnews.com/over-80-abducted-as-bandits-raid-niger-zamfara-communities","summary":"More than 80 people have reportedly been abducted in separate attacks by suspected bandits in Niger and Zamfara states, highlighting the continuing threat posed by armed criminal gangs to farming communities across northern Nigeria. 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