Kwara state Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, left, visits a woman receiving medical attention at a hospital in Ilorin, Nigeria, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026
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After six months in captivity, victims of a mass kipnapping in Nigeria’s Kwara state have been recounting their ordeal. More than 100 people abducted from the Woro community were rescued by government forces earlier this month.
Kwara state Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, left, visits a woman receiving medical attention at a hospital in Ilorin, Nigeria, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026
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