Nigeria said more than 300 people abducted in separate attacks have been rescued in a joint intelligence and security operation.
In a statement on Wednesday, the country’s presidency said 163 of them were kidnapped in February from Woro village in Kwara State, while the 145 others were taken from Niger State.
They were rescued from a location in the Kainji Lake National Park Forest and it is it not yet clear whether any suspects were detained during the one-day operation.
It was carried out by the National Counter Terrorism Centre, involving members of the army, the police force, and the Department of State Services.
The people rescued are reportedly receiving medical care at a military site before being reunited with their families.
