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Nigerian government announces the rescue of over 300 kidnapped citizens

Aug 07, 2026

Abuja [Nigeria], August 7: More than 300 people who had been kidnapped across Nigeria have been freed in an intelligence and security operation, the government has announced.
"President Bola Ahmed Tinubu warmly welcomes the successful rescue of 308 Nigerian citizens who were abducted in different attacks in Niger and Kwara states," Bayo Onanuga, a special adviser to Nigeria's president, said in a statement.
Some 163 of those rescued were abducted from the Woro Community in Kaiama Local Government Area in Kwara State, and 145 were taken from Niger State. The operation was carried out by the National Counter Terrorism Centre, involving members of the armed forces, the police force and the Department of State Services. (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune

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