Dozens of Nigerians freed after 6 months in Jihadi captivity
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In Nigeria, people rescued this week after being held captive by jihadists are speaking out about their ordeal. On Thursday, security forces freed 308 people who had been abducted six months ago in two separate locations in the country’s northwest.
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Over 300 abductees freed in Nigeria's 'largest single-day rescue operation'
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Dozens of Nigerians freed after 6 months in Jihadi captivity
President hails operation to rescue captives held in dense forests of Kainji Lake national park in north-central region 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 his…
First, Nigerian security forces say that they've returned 308 abductees home after freeing them from their kidnappers in a northern forest. Also, in South Africa, the textile industry is facing a workforce crisis after thousands of migrant workers fled the country in the past few months, in the wake…
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.
ILORIN, Kwara (AP) — Some of the 163 kidnapped Nigerians rescued from jihadi captivity have spoken of the suffering and fear they lived in for six months. The freed captives, mostly women and children, were among over 300 kidnap victims freed by Nigerian forces this week.
Nigerian forces freed at least 308 people held by jihadist kidnappers in the past week in what is being called the largest single-day rescue operation in the country’s history. The majority of the victims came from two groups.
In Nigeria, people rescued this week after being held captive by jihadists are speaking out about their ordeal. On Thursday, security forces freed 308 people who had been abducted six months ago in two separate locations in the country’s northwest.
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