abducted

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Opposition figures Mountaga Tall, Youssouf Daba Diawara and Moussa Djire are among those "abducted", security sources and their allies told AFP.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Kenyan police are investigating the reported disappearance of former Foreign Minister Raphael Tuju, amid claims he may have been abducted.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

When Issa’s wife reported the general had been abducted, Tévoédjrè naturally asked Capt. Samary, the QRF duty officer and secret plotter, to investigate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Fighting back tears, the NBC host said in an Instagram video that they are "aching" for Nancy Guthrie, who is suspected to have been abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

“When she found out you were gone, she just about went off her chump. Thought you’d been abducted by wights or some barmi- ness. Sorry, Em. I had to tell her.”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs