Nigerian forces rescue 308 kidnap victims, presidency says
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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...
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