Nigeria's defence minister has resigned, citing health reasons, President Bola Tinubu's office said, as the West African country faces a surge in mass kidnappings that have put a spotlight on the government's efforts to tackle rising violence.
The departure of Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, who had not been seen in public in recent weeks, was announced late on Monday, only days after Tinubu declared a security emergency in response to mass kidnappings by armed gangs and attacks by Islamist militants in northern Nigeria.
