Nigeria security forces free over 300 abducted people in largest-ever rescue operation

More than 300 people abducted in the northern part of Nigeria have been rescued, president Bola Tinubu announced on Wednesday. The operation, which freed 308 individuals, marks a significant success against the country's pervasive kidnapping crisis.Among those liberated are 163 people taken from Woro community in Kwara state in February, alongside 145 others primarily kidnapped from Niger state. While specific details of the rescue operation remain undisclosed, the president confirmed they were recovered from a forest and are now receiving medical attention.President Tinubu hailed the mission as the "largest rescue operation ever" undertaken by security forces in the country on a single day. He stated: "The successful execution of this intelligence-led operation demonstrates the growing ef