Nigeria Frees Over 300 Kidnap Victims After Six Months in Captivity
Mostly women and children were rescued after six months in forest hideouts, and authorities said they were receiving medical checks in Ilorin.
- On Friday, authorities in Ilorin, Kwara, received over 300 rescued kidnap victims, including nurse Amira Saliu, following their release from six months in forest captivity.
- Militants stormed Muslim-majority Woro on Feb. 3, killing over 160 people and abducting the victims, illustrating how armed gangs increasingly target southern villages, outnumbering security forces.
- While in captivity, Saliu helped about 10 pregnant women deliver babies. "I had no choice but to use my bare hands," the nurse said, describing the harrowing conditions.
- Nigerian President Bola Tinubu called the rescue the "largest rescue operation ever," pledging to intensify operations while increasing military pay and recruitment to address security gaps.
- Prioritizing intelligence is essential to preventing future attacks, according to Sekinat Ojeniyi of Africa Practice, who urged the government to stop simply responding to militant violence.
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Children and women rescued after six months of captivity in a Nigeria forest arrived at the hospital of Kwara State University in Ilorin, with severe malnutrition, skin diseases and fractures. The victims are among the 163 residents of the village of Woro found weeks ago in the Lake Kainji National Park, after the locality was attacked by alleged jihadists. International Youth Day: Understand the origin of the date held on August 12th, created b…
Forest Prison Broken—Nightmare Stories Emerge | Fresh Off The Press
Nigerian security forces have freed 163 captives after six months in jihadi captivity, and survivors described hunger, fear, and death inside the forest camp. Quick Take 163 people were handed to authorities in Kwara for medical checks and family reunions. The freed captives were mostly women and children taken in a February raid on Woro. Those rescued were part of a larger operation that freed more than 300 victims this week. President Bola Ti…
300 Hostages Freed From Militant Captivity
The important fact is not just that a mass rescue happened in northern Nigeria, but that it appears to have been executed as a coordinated state operation against a kidnapping system that has become entrenched, adaptive, and brutally expensive for civilians. In this case, the evidence supports the basic outcome with unusual clarity: 308 abducted...
Community leader recounts Kwara abductees’ ordeal during six months in captivity, seeks support for orphaned children
According to him, 11 children were born during the period, including a set of twins, but six of the children died. The post Community leader recounts Kwara abductees’ ordeal during six months in captivity, seeks support for orphaned children appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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