President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has warmly welcomed the successful rescue of 308 Nigerian citizens who were abducted in separate attacks in Niger and Kwara states.
This was made known in a statement issued on Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
One hundred and sixty-three of those rescued were abducted from Woro Community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, while 145 were rescued from Niger State.
The victims were rescued from the Kainji Lake National Park forest in New Bussa Local Government Area of Niger State following a coordinated, intelligence-driven operation by the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC), involving personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Nigeria Police Force.
It was the largest rescue operation ever carried out on a single day by the joint security team.
President Tinubu expressed deep appreciation to the leadership
