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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.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-18,
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same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
A 47-year-old British woman, Nusrat Osman, was kidnapped in Blantyre, Malawi, by four armed men on Friday, September 11. Police offered a reward of more than $17,000 (£12,600) for information leading to her rescue and the prosecution of the kidnappers. Six days later, Osman was freed in an operation that left four suspected kidnappers dead and one senior police officer wounded. The Malawi Police Service did not disclose a motive or identify those involved in the kidnapping. Osman is now with her family and undergoing medical evaluations for physical and mental health following the traumatic incident.
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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.
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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.
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Osman → work → job
Jiwa said a senior police officer was shot during the operation to rescue his sister.
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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.
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Kayira → shoot → danger
He did not disclose where the shooting occurred or identify the people who were allegedly holding Mrs Osman.
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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.
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he → take → sister
The development comes six days after police reported Mrs Osman had been abducted.
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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.
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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.
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he → work → trace
Asked if he had any idea about the motive, he added: 'There is nothing we can think of.'
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we → ask → motive
Local outlet Nyasa Times spoke to her husband, who said: 'I don't know where she is or how she is.
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she → speak → husband
My wife is an auditor and I have no issues with anyone.'
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I → have → anyone
Police were yet to comment on the development.
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Police → comment → development
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