Tinubu orders military rescue following mass abduction in Niger State
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has ordered the military and other security agencies on Tuesday to launch an immediate rescue operation after scores of people were kidnapped by gunmen in north-central Niger State last week.‘WE WILL DEFEND OUR PEOPLE’ In its first public comments on the incident, the presidency condemned the attack as cowardly and vowed that those responsible would be brought to justice.
MASS ABDUCTIONS COMMON Mass abductions for ransom have become common in parts of northwestern and north-central Nigeria, where heavily armed criminal gangs frequently raid villages, schools and highways.
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