Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday (November 26, 2025) declared a “nationwide security emergency” as the country battles a wave of mass kidnappings.
“This is a national emergency, and we are responding by deploying more boots on the ground, especially in security-challenged areas,” Mr. Tinubu said in a statement.
All 24 school girls abducted from Kebbi in Nigeria rescued, says President
In just a week, assailants kidnapped 25 schoolgirls, 38 worshippers, 315 school children and teachers, 13 young women and girls walking near a farm, and another 10 women and children — across parts of the country.
Dozens have been rescued, others escaped but more than 265 children and their teachers seized from a boarding school in the country’s Niger state on Friday are still missing.
