Tinubu orders security agencies to launch coordinated rescue operation after Niger mass abduction

Vanguard News | 25-08-2026 03:14pm |

President Bola Tinubu has directed the armed forces, police, and other security agencies to launch a coordinated rescue operation for victims of a mass abduction in Niger State. In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the President expressed outrage over the incident and described the perpetrators as enemies of peace and humanity. He extended condolences to the families of those killed and assured that the government would not rest until the victims are rescued.

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