Nigerian security forces rescue 308 abductees
- More than 300 people abducted in separate attacks in Nigeria have been rescued, the country's presidency says, in what it describes as its largest single-day operation by joint security forces.
- The victims were rescued from the Kainji Lake National Park in Niger State in an operation involving the military, police, intelligence unit and the National Counter-Terrorism Centre.
- Those freed include 163 people abducted during a February attack on the Woro community in Kwara State, where scores were killed.
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- More than 300 people abducted in separate attacks in Nigeria have been rescued, the country's presidency says, in what it describes as its largest single-day operation by joint security forces.
- The victims were rescued from the Kainji Lake National Park in Niger State in an operation involving the military, police, intelligence unit and the National Counter-Terrorism Centre.
- Those freed include 163 people abducted during a February attack on the Woro community in Kwara State, where scores were killed.
Sources: BBC News, Al Jazeera