# More than 300 abductees freed in Nigeria’s ‘largest single-day rescue operation’

https://mins.news/en/video/16017

- France 24 English, 2026-08-07 09:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbof6l1z8vQ

> Nigeria’s president said at least 308 people abducted in separate attacks in the country’s north were rescued on August 5. The group included 163 people taken from Woro community in February 2026. Another 145 people were kidnapped mainly from Niger State. Security forces described the effort as the largest rescue operation ever carried out in Nigeria in a single day.

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