Nigerian troops have rescued 13 hostages who were kidnapped by an extremist group in the northwestern state of Kaduna, the country’s army said on Saturday. The army said in a statement that “the troops successfully overwhelmed the terrorists, forcing them to abandon their captives.”

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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s army says that troops have rescued 13 hostages who were kidnapped by an extremist group in the northwestern state of Kaduna. The army said in a statement Saturday that “the troops successfully overwhelmed the terrorists.” The military said that several kidnappers were killed and others captured. It didn’t specify what armed group the kidnappers belonged to. The rescued hostages were taken to a military facility fo…

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LAGOS - Nigeria's army has rescued 13 hostages who were kidnapped in northwest Kaduna state, following a military operation prompted by a tip-off, a government official said on Saturday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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ABUJA, Nigeria: Nigerian troops have rescued 13 hostages who were kidnapped by an extremist group in the northwestern state of Kaduna, the country’s army said on Saturday. The army said in a statement that “the troops successfully overwhelmed the terrorists, forcing them to abandon their captives.” Several kidnappers were killed and others captured, the military added. It

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ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian troops have rescued 13 hostages who were kidnapped by an extremist group in the northwestern state of Kaduna, the country's army said on Saturday. 
The army said in a statement that "the troops successfully overwhelmed the terrorists, forcing them to abandon their captives." 
Several kidnappers were killed, and others were captured, the military added. It didn't specify which armed group the kidnappers belonged to. 
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Several kidnappers were killed and others captured.

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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian troops have rescued 13 hostages who were kidnapped by an extremist group in the northwestern state of Kaduna, the country’s army said on Saturday.  The army said in a statement that “the troops successfully overwhelmed the terrorists, forcing them to abandon their captives.” Several kidnappers were killed and others captured, the military added. It didn’t specify what armed group the kidnappers belonged to. The res…

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Officials said the soldiers engaged the kidnappers in a firefight before rescuing the captives. The post Troops battle kidnappers, rescue 13 hostages in Kaduna appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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