Nigerian security forces rescue more than 300 abductees

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Okafor, M. (2026, August 6). Nigerian security forces rescue more than 300 abductees. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4ndd8nr8lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-08-06 · by Makuochi Okafor

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Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's office reported that over 300 people abducted by armed jihadists in separate attacks have been rescued in a joint operation involving multiple security forces. The victims were freed from Kainji Lake National Park in Niger State, with some being reunited with their families after receiving medical care at a military site. According to the presidency, this is the largest single-day rescue operation ever carried out by Nigerian security agencies, and President Tinubu attributes it to improved coordination among security forces. The victims were abducted from Kwara and Niger states, where 163 and 145 people respectively were taken.
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Over 300 people, including 163 from the Woro community in Kwara state, were rescued by Nigerian security forces after being abducted in separate attacks in Niger and Kwara states. The operation, involving the military, police, intelligence unit, and National Counter-Terrorism Centre, was carried out at the Kainji Lake National Park in Niger State. The rescue is described as the largest single-day operation by joint security forces, with 308 people freed. The victims were receiving medical care before being reunited with their families. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu welcomed the successful rescue and credited it to improved coordination among Nigeria's security agencies. At least 145 others had been taken in Niger state, and it is unclear whether any suspects were detained during the operation.

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Makuochi Okafor
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Topics

Kwara state Niger Nigeria Nigerian Woro

Subjects

Nigeria GPE · 3× Nigerian NORP · 3× Kwara state GPE · 2× Niger GPE · 2× Woro GPE · 2× Bayo Onanuga PERSON · 1× Bola Ahmed Tinubu PERSON · 1× Kwara GPE · 1× Niger State GPE · 1× the National Counter-Terrorism Centre ORG · 1×

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The victims were receiving medical care at a military site before being reunited with their families. "President Bola Ahmed Tinubu warmly welcomes the successful rescue of 308 Nigerian citizens who were abducted in different attacks in Niger and Kwara states," presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said.
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Claims (13 extracted, 0 hedged)

- Published More than 300 people abducted in separate attacks in Nigeria have been rescued, the country's presidency says, in what it describes as the largest single-day operation by joint security forces. asserted
it → publish → 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. asserted
victims → rescue → military
Those freed include 163 people abducted during a February attack on the Woro community in Kwara state, where scores were killed. asserted
scores → free → state
At least 145 others had been taken in Niger state. asserted
others → take → state
It is not clear whether any suspects were detained in the operation. asserted
suspects → detain → operation
The victims were receiving medical care at a military site before being reunited with their families. "President Bola Ahmed Tinubu warmly welcomes the successful rescue of 308 Nigerian citizens who were abducted in different attacks in Niger and Kwara states," presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said. asserted
Onanuga → receive → states
It was "the largest rescue operation ever carried out" in a single day, Onanuga added. asserted
Onanuga → carry → day
Tinubu described the operation as a sign of improved co-ordination among Nigeria's security agencies. asserted
Tinubu → describe → agencies
The armed jihadists wanted residents of the village of Woro in Kwara State to renounce the Nigerian government and its constitution and instead follow their teachings, effectively attempting to impose a parallel system of rule and government in the area. asserted
residents → want → area
Amnesty International said many of the dead had been found with their hands and feet tied - some had had their throats slit, others had been shot dead. asserted
others → say → dead
The Nigerian government has blamed Boko Haram for the attack - the jihadist group has not issued any statement about it. asserted
group → blame → it
The rescue comes weeks after 44 pupils and teachers abducted during a school attack in Oyo State were freed after more than 50 days in captivity following a month-long security operation. asserted
pupils → come → operation
The series of abductions, including attacks in parts of north-central and southern Nigeria, has raised fresh concerns that insecurity is spreading beyond the country's traditional conflict zones. asserted
insecurity → include → zones
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