Wike Orders Increased Security, Deploys Joint Taskforce Across Abuja.

Friday's kidnapping in Niger State has been hailed as one of the deadliest mass abductions in Nigerian history. However, some officials believe the number of missing youngsters has been exaggerated. Addressing the earlier kidnapping in Kebbi State, Bayo Onanuga, the president's special adviser, said on Tuesday that all of the kidnapped schoolgirls had been found. According to Onanuga's statement, the attack resulted in copycat kidnappings. President Tinubu stated that more personnel will be deployed to "vulnerable areas to avert further incidents of kidnapping".