Nigerian Military Launches Rescue Operation After Estimated 600 Worshippers Abducted From Mosque
Nigerian Military Launches Rescue Operation After Estimated 600 Worshippers Abducted From Mosque
The government has ordered a major multi-agency mission following a daylight raid in the Borgu district, Niger State, where gunmen killed about 30 people and abducted hundreds from a local mosque near the Benin border.
Key details:
🟠Scale of Abduction: If confirmed, the estimated 600 hostages—mostly women, children, and elderly—would be one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria's history.
🟠Kidnappers' Demands: The abductors distributed a video on social media showing the captives, while thousands of residents fled across the border into Benin.
🟠Complicating Factors: Search efforts face severe geographical hurdles, including porous border terrain and dense bush cover the kidnappers know intimately.
🟠Presidential Order: President Bola Tinubu condemned the raid and ordered security forces to launch an immediate rescue mission.
🟠Manhunt Underway: Army units and other security services deployed to the area to track down the kidnappers and free the hostages.
🟠Public Updates: President Tinubu directed security chiefs to provide regular progress reports on the rescue operation.
Footage shows people held captive by bandits after being abducted from a mosque in Borgu following Friday prayers
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