Over 300 abductees freed in Nigeria’s ‘largest single-day rescue operation’ • FRANCE 24 English
At least 308 people abducted in different attacks in the northern part of Nigeria were rescued, the country’s president said August 5. Those rescued include 163 people abducted from Woro community in February 2026, and 145 people kidnapped mostly from Niger state. It was described as the “largest rescue operation ever” undertaken in the country on a single day by security forces.
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