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Nigeria announces rescue of 308 kidnapped citizens
aljazeera.com • • world
Key Points:
- Nigerian security forces successfully rescued 308 people abducted in separate attacks in Niger and Kwara states through a coordinated, intelligence-driven operation involving multiple agencies.
- Of those freed, 163 were kidnapped from the Woro Community in Kwara State, and 145 from Niger State’s Kainji Lake National Park Forest, marking the largest single-day rescue operation by Nigeria’s joint security team.
- The kidnappings are part of a broader crisis involving Boko Haram-linked fighters and criminal gangs targeting vulnerable rural communities, schools, and places of worship across Nigeria.
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu praised the operation as a sign of improved security collaboration and commended the armed forces for their bravery and commitment to protecting Nigerian citizens.
- Recent months have seen multiple high-profile abductions and rescues, including the freeing of 40 students and teachers in Oyo State and the military's claim of neutralizing over 13,000 terrorists in the past year.
