Nigeria is confronting a severe national crisis, prompting President Bola Tinubu to declare a “nationwide security emergency.” This decisive action comes in response to a wave of mass kidnappings that has recently swept the country, resulting in hundreds of captives in just one week. The victims include over 300 schoolchildren and teachers from a Catholic school, with many still missing. In a major shift, Tinubu has directed the redeployment of police officers previously assigned to protect VIPs to frontline duties. He also ordered a large-scale recruitment drive for security forces. Furthermore, the Nigerian president authorized the deployment of forest guards to “flush out” the armed gangs and terrorists who use the nation’s vast forests as bases.
Le Monde
