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Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, resigned on Monday, citing health grounds.
His departure comes immediately after President Bola Tinubu declared a “nationwide security emergency” last week in response to a surge in mass kidnappings, primarily targeting schoolchildren.
The security crisis, including the recent abduction of hundreds of people from a school, has put Nigeria under intense international scrutiny.
The country continues to struggle with both criminal gangs seeking ransom and a long-running terrorism insurgency.
