Kwara gov confirms rescue of 300 hostages after security operation

Kwara State Governor confirms the rescue of 300 hostages, including 163 from Kwara and 145 from Niger, after a major security 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

Troops conducting a special operation led by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) have rescued 308 kidnap victims abducted about six months ago from communities in Kwara and Niger.