Nigerian security forces free more than 300 hostages abducted by militants

President hails ‘successful’ rescue as country battles endemic kidnapping for ransom and insecurity worsens Nigerian security forces have rescued more than 300 abducted people in what the president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, hailed as the largest single-day hostage recovery in the country’s history. The release was announced

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 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.