The Digest:
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive manhunt for the perpetrators of a devastating terrorist attack on a Niger State market, as the death toll climbs to 50, marking a severe escalation of violence that has prompted a forceful national security response.
Key Points:
- President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to track down the attackers and rescue all abducted victims.
- The death toll from the Saturday assault on Kasuwan Daji market has risen to 50 people.
- Attackers looted food and valuables before burning the market and attacking nearby homes.
- 43 victims were given a mass burial, with many others fleeing with gunshot wounds.
- An unconfirmed number of residents, including women and children, were also abducted.
- Tinubu declared the terrorists have "tested the resolve" of Nigeria and must face consequences.
- He urged national unity, stating, "United, we can and must defeat them, deny them any sanctuary."
Sources: Daily Trust, Daily Post
