Nigeria’s president orders rescue after mass kidnapping exposes security failings 

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu 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.

An armed group posted a video on Facebook and WhatsApp showing what residents said were about 600 women, children and older people abducted during an attack on a mosque in the state.