Nigeria launches hunt for hundreds of kidnapped mosque worshippers
With elections set for January, President Tinubu seeks to clamp down on kidnapping trend in northern Nigeria. Nigeria has launched a hunt for hundreds of people kidnapped from mosques in the north of the country.
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- Fact 1: The military and other security services began the operation on Wednesday after President Bola Tinubu ordered a major rescue mission to find an estimated 600 worshippers who were abducted from an area around Dekera village in north-central Niger State last week.
- Fact 2: Dozens of abducted schoolchildren and teachers rescued in Nigeria Armed attackers kill more than 20 in northwest Nigeria Nigeria announces rescue of 308 kidnapped citizens Nigeria and the Sahel: A growing security divide “I have directed the Armed Forces, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services, and all relevant security and intelligence agencies to launch a coordinated rescue operation immediately for the victims of the recent mass abduction in Niger State,” the Nigerian president wrote on social media late on Tuesday.
- Fact 3: An official from the district where Friday’s attacks happened, told the Reuters news agency that 30 people were killed and they were buried on Sunday.
- Fact 4: We will not rest until your sons, daughters, mothers and fathers are brought back safely to you.” Abubakar Umar, head of the Dekera community, told Reuters that at least 2,000 people fled into neighbouring Benin after the attacks.
With elections set for January, President Tinubu seeks to clamp down on kidnapping trend in northern Nigeria. Nigeria has launched a hunt for hundreds of people kidnapped from mosques in the north of the country.
The military and other security services began the operation on Wednesday after President Bola Tinubu ordered a major rescue mission to find an estimated 600 worshippers who were abducted from an area around Dekera village in north-central Niger State last week. Dozens of abducted schoolchildren and teachers rescued in Nigeria Armed attackers kill more than 20 in northwest Nigeria Nigeria announces rescue of 308 kidnapped citizens Nigeria and the Sahel: A growing security divide “I have directed the Armed Forces, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services, and all relevant security and intelligence agencies to launch a coordinated rescue operation immediately for the victims of the recent mass abduction in Niger State,” the Nigerian president wrote on social media late on Tuesday. Mass kidnappings for ransom have been on the rise in northern Nigeria since the start of the year.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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