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Twenty young graduates heading to their national service orientation camps are finally home safe after being rescued from kidnappers in Nigeria. Their release came after seven harrowing days and a community-wide effort to bring them back.
A swift police response in Niger State, Nigeria saved two kidnapping victims and brought them home safely. The dramatic forest rescue operation ended with both victims freed without injury.
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Kevin Rideout, an American missionary pilot kidnapped in Niger last October, has been released after nine months in captivity and is safely in US hands. The Serving In Mission organization confirms he's in good health and heading home.
A kidnapped military officer and civilian were freed after Nigerian troops mounted an intensive 10-day search operation across forests in Enugu State. Both victims survived the ordeal and are recovering in military care.
Military forces in Nigeria freed seven travelers from kidnappers during a nighttime rescue mission along a major highway. All victims were returned safely after troops forced the criminals to abandon their captives and flee.
A school headmaster abducted by gunmen in Nigeria's Oyo State walked free Monday after coordinated security forces pressured his captors into abandoning him. Matthew Owoade is now recovering with his family after spending just two days in captivity.
Two children abducted from their village in Nigeria are back home safe after police tracked their kidnappers through dense forest in a coordinated rescue mission. The operation led to four arrests and recovered multiple firearms from an armed robbery ring.
Military forces in Nigeria freed seven people from kidnappers and stopped additional abductions during coordinated rescue operations across two states. The successful missions are restoring hope to communities long terrorized by criminal gangs.
Five kidnapped residents of Abuja walked free after police led a daring nighttime rescue operation that took down their captors. The successful mission shows coordinated law enforcement working to protect communities from violent crime.
Nigerian police freed a former minister's sister and her twin sons after a dramatic midnight raid on a kidnapping hideout in Ibadan. The intelligence-led operation resulted in four arrests and brought three victims home safely.
Nigerian police saved a mother and her 12-year-old twin boys just three days after armed kidnappers took them on their way to school. The family is now safe and receiving care following a tactical operation in Ibadan.
Nigerian police rescued a mother and her 12-year-old twin boys after a four-day kidnapping ordeal in Oyo State. The nighttime operation brought the family home safely following intense tactical efforts by authorities.