Nigeria’s president declares emergency and beefs up forces following abductions

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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide emergency following two mass abductions of schoolchildren and a spate of attacks against civilians. Tinubu said the government will recruit 20,000 additional police officers, raising the total to 50,000. He also authorized the intelligence service to deploy forest guards to protect remote areas from armed groups. “My fellow Nigerians, this is a national emergency, and we are responding by deploying more

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