Nigeria announces rescue of 308 kidnapped citizens
“The victims were rescued from the Kainji Lake National Park Forest in New Bussa Local Government Area of Niger State”, according to the statement, as a result of a “coordinated, intelligence-driven operation”.
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More than 300 people who had been kidnapped across Nigeria have been freed in an intelligence and security operation, the government has announced.
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