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

https://mins.news/en/item/31892

- France 24, 2026-08-25 17:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260825-nigeria-president-orders-rescue-after-mass-kidnapping-during-mosque-attack

> President Bola Tinubu has ordered Nigeria’s security agencies to mount a rescue operation after worshippers were abducted during an attack on a mosque in north-central Niger State last week. Authorities are still verifying the number missing, while residents estimate that about 600 women, children and elderly people were taken.

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