Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
18%
3 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
67/100
The Guardian's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
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Crime & Law
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
An armed group has posted a video showing what residents said were about 600 women, children and older people abducted in an attack on a mosque in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State last week.
asserted
residents → post → State
The video, posted on Facebook and WhatsApp, showed large groups of people seated in a forested area surrounded by armed men.
asserted
video → post → men
Several children could be heard crying in the background.
uncertain
children → hear → background
Mass kidnappings for ransom have become common in parts of north-western and north-central Nigeria, where heavily armed gangs frequently raid villages, schools and highways and hold them until paid large sums of money.
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gangs → become → money
The violence was previously focused in the north of the country, but gunmen have increasingly moved south.
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gunmen → focus → country
The video surfaced two days after the latest kidnapping, when gunmen attacked worshippers at the mosque in Dekara village during Friday prayers, taking people away in what residents said were simultaneous raids on several communities.
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residents → surface → communities
In the video, a gunman speaking in Hausa addressed families of the captives and urged them to identify relatives among the people in the footage.
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gunman → speak → footage
We are showing you this video so that you can identify your family members, your fathers, mothers, children and relatives,” the gunman said.
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gunman → show → members
Reuters could not verify the exact date or the location where the video was filmed.
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video → verify → date
However, no older version of the video was found posted online before Sunday.
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version → find → Sunday
Four residents said they were able to confirm the identities of some of those seized.
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they → say → those
I’ve identified 13 people that I know,” Ibrahim Abubakar said.
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Abubakar → identify → that
Another resident, Abdulmutallib Muqaddas Dindi, said those who appeared in the video had been seized during the prayers.
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who → say → prayers
“We have identified our elders, relatives, and some of us have seen their wives and children in the video,” he said.
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he → identify → video
Police and state authorities did not respond to requests for comment on Monday.
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Police → respond → Monday
Police had earlier confirmed an attack on worshippers in the area but said they could not verify the number of people abducted.
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they → confirm → people
Jamilu Ibrahim, another resident, appealed to the federal and state authorities to secure the release of the captives, pointing out the number of mothers with infants and children among those shown in the footage.
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Ibrahim → appeal → footage
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