Nigeria rescues hundreds of kidnapped villagers
Authorities freed 308 people, including 163 from Woro, after the February attack on the village near the Benin border, in what the government described as the largest single-day rescue operation. Survivors arrived at a teaching hospital malnourished, injured, and in need of blood and medical care; 13 from Woro died in captivity and 13 remain held. The captives were reportedly fed minimal food and some women gave birth by torchlight while detained. The rescue is a tactical success but underlines a wider kidnapping economy that generated about $1.66 million in ransom payments over one year.
Largest single-day rescue freed 308 people but kidnappings continue
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Attacks occurred in February near the Benin border. Militants and bandits have used…
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