Nigerian president hails 'largest ever' single-day rescue as 308 abductees freed in country's north

At least 308 people abducted in different attacks in the northern part of Nigeria were rescued, the country's president said Wednesday.

Those rescued include 163 people abducted from Woro community in Kaiama area of Kwara state in February, and 145 people kidnapped mostly from Niger state, Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu said in a statement. Details of the operation that freed the more than 300 people who spent months in captivity were not disclosed, with the statement only saying they were rescued from a forest and are now receiving medical attention.

It was described as the "largest rescue operation ever" undertaken in the country on a single day by security forces, according to Tinubu...