Nigeria’s president orders rescue after 600 kidnapped in mosque attack
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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.
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What happened
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.
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Common ground
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Follow-up questions
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