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Nigeria’s president orders rescue operation after mass kidnapping at mosque

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday ordered security agencies to conduct a rescue operation after the mass kidnapping of worshippers during an attack on a mosque in the north-central Niger State last week. Local authorities were still trying to verify the number of missing people, but local residents said roughly 600 women, children and elderly people had been abducted.

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Nigeria’s president orders rescue operation after mass kidnapping at mosque
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