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

Nigeria's president says security forces have rescued at least 300 people abducted in the country's north

Nigeria's government says the rescue is the country's largest single-day operation by joint security forces.

The victims were rescued from a location in the Kainji Lake National Park Forest. Sprawling, often sparsely governed forests and reserves across the country have turned into hideouts for Nigerian criminal groups.

The victims were rescued from a location in the Kainji Lake National Park Forest. Sprawling, often sparsely governed forests and reserves across the country have turned into hideouts for Nigerian criminal groups.

The Nigerian government announced the release of more than 300 kidnapping victims, including 163 taken from a single village in the west of the country earlier this year.

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