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A 47-year-old British mother named Nusrat Osman, who works for an auditing firm in Blantyre, Malawi, was rescued by police after being kidnapped last Friday. During the rescue operation on Thursday, a shootout occurred, resulting in four suspected kidnappers being killed and one officer wounded. Police found the suspects armed with an AK-47 rifle and a Girsan Regard MC pistol. The UK Foreign Office had been monitoring the situation, and a local politician noted that such incidents are becoming more frequent in Malawi.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-18,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
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.
Written for “British Woman Kidnapped Rescued Malawi” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 7 other(s) covering the same event.
A British mother of two who was abducted in the southern African nation of Malawi last week has been rescued, police say.
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Inspector General Richard Luhanga, the head of the Malawi police, said Nusrat Osman, 47, was safe and had been reunited with her family following a police operation in the southern city of Blantyre on Thursday that left her four suspected kidnappers dead.
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that → say → kidnappers
The Malawi Police Service said officers exchanged gunfire with the suspects, who were armed with an AK-47 rifle and a Girsan Regard MC pistol.
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who → say → rifle
"The criminals got shot and were rushed to the hospital where they succumbed to the injuries," police said in the statement.
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During the operation, Deputy Inspector General of Police Noel Kayira also sustained gunshot wounds and is being treated in hospital in a stable condition.
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Kayira → sustain → condition
Osman's brother, Shobi Jiwa, had earlier confirmed to Malawi news outlet Nation Online that she had been rescued in an operation in which the police officer was shot and wounded.
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Osman, who works for a local auditing firm, was abducted about 12.30pm local time last Friday, September 11, in a neighbourhood of the southern city of Blantyre.
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who → work → Blantyre
She and her family moved to Malawi from Leicester after her husband set up a business in the country.
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husband → move → country
Malawi police had said they were looking for four men who had used a grey car to kidnap her.
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who → say → her
The motive was not clear, police said, and the suspects had not contacted Osman's family or authorities.
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suspects → say → family
Authorities had offered a reward of about £12,600 for information leading to Osman’s rescue and the arrest and conviction of the kidnappers.
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Local politician Atupele Muluzi described the case as “deeply disturbing”, adding that it was one of an increasing number of similar incidents in the country.
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“Kidnappings and abductions are becoming increasingly frequent in Malawi, a country where such incidents were previously largely unheard of,” he wrote in a post on Facebook.
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At the time, the UK Foreign Office said it was aware of reports that a British national had been abducted in Malawi and was in touch with local authorities about the situation.
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