Nigerian security forces are searching for 24 schoolgirls abducted from a secondary school in Kebbi state, while investigating a separate church attack in Kwara state that killed two people. The attacks have prompted President Bola Tinubu to put the nation's security apparatus on high alert amidst growing international scrutiny.

• 24 schoolgirls were abducted by unidentified armed men from a school in Maga, Kebbi state; one escaped, and the vice-principal was killed.
• The church attack in Eruku, Kwara state, on Tuesday, killed two men and was captured on video.
• Vice-President Kashim Shettima visited Kebbi state to coordinate the security response, promising to bring the girls home and ensure justice.