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British mother kidnapped by gunmen in Malawi makes safe return home after daring rescue

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Allhusen, O. (2026, September 17). British mother kidnapped by gunmen in Malawi makes safe return home after daring rescue. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16140149/British-mother-kidnapped-gunmen-Malawi-makes-safe-return-home-daring-rescue.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Nusrat Osman, a 47-year-old British mother working as an auditor in Malawi, was kidnapped last Friday in Blantyre’s Mount Pleasant area. After six days, she was rescued safely and returned home. A senior police officer, Noel Kayira, was shot during the rescue operation but is out of danger. The kidnapping involved four armed men who used a grey Nissan Dualis to snatch Osman from her car while she was on her way to pick up her children from school.

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Nusrat Osman, a 47-year-old British national working as an auditor in Malawi, was kidnapped on September 11 at around 12:30 PM local time in Blantyre's Mount Pleasant area by four men in a grey Nissan Dualis. The UK Foreign Office confirmed it was aware of the incident and had been assisting local authorities.

Authorities offered a reward of more than $17,000 (£12,600) for information leading to her rescue. Six days later, on September 18, Malawi police rescued Osman in an operation involving gunfire where four suspected kidnappers were killed and one senior officer, Deputy Inspector General Noel Kayira, was injured but stable.

Osman is described as the mother of two children and had been working for a local auditing firm. Her brother confirmed she was "not too shaken" after her rescue and expressed gratitude towards Malawian police for their efforts. The motive behind her kidnapping remains unclear.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A British mother who was kidnapped in Malawi has made a safe return home following a daring rescue mission. Nusrat Osman, 47, was abducted in the Mount Pleasant area of Blantyre last Friday. The mother-of-two has now been found safe and returned home, her brother Shobi Jiwa confirmed. asserted

brother → see → two

Mrs Osman, from Leicester, had been working in Malawi as an auditor after moving to the country for her husband's job. asserted

Osman → work → job

Jiwa said a senior police officer was shot during the operation to rescue his sister. asserted

officer → say → sister

Deputy Inspector General of Police Noel Kayira was shot during the operation to find Mrs Osman but survived and was said to be out of danger. asserted

Kayira → shoot → danger

He did not disclose where the shooting occurred or identify the people who were allegedly holding Mrs Osman. uncertain

who → disclose → Osman

'We are deeply grateful to Noel Kayira, Deputy Inspector General of the Malawi Police, who took a bullet to his body and bravely saved our sister Nusrat,' he said. asserted

he → take → sister

The development comes six days after police reported Mrs Osman had been abducted. asserted

Osman → come → ?

Police said four men believed to have been using a grey Nissan Dualis snatched the mum off the street as she did the school run. asserted

she → say → run

Osman, a mother of two young children, is from Leicester and was working in Malawi as an auditor The Malawi Police Service had offered a K30 million reward for credible information leading to Mrs Osman's rescue and the arrest, prosecution and conviction of the perpetrators. Speaking to The Sun before she was found, her younger brother Shobi Jiwa described the 'traumatising' moment of the kidnapping, saying four armed men dragged Mrs Osman out of her car and took her away. 'My sister has been missing for five days with no trace or call,' he said. asserted

he → work → trace

Asked if he had any idea about the motive, he added: 'There is nothing we can think of.' asserted

we → ask → motive

Local outlet Nyasa Times spoke to her husband, who said: 'I don't know where she is or how she is. asserted

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