Nigerian forces rescue 308 kidnap victims, presidency says

Nigerian security forces have rescued 308 people abducted in separate attacks in northern ​Niger and Kwara states, in what President Bola ‌Tinubu described as the largest same-day rescue operation carried out by a joint security team.

The presidency said in a statement ​late on Wednesday that 163 of those rescued ​had been abducted from Woro community in Kwara's ⁠Kaiama district and another 145 from neighbouring Niger ​state.

The victims in Kwara had been in captivity since ​February after gunmen attacked their community and killed at least 170 others in one of the most deadly attacks by gunmen this ​year...