Nigeria says 308 kidnapping victims released after attacks in Niger and Kwara states

Of the more than 300 kidnapping victims, 163 were taken from a single village earlier this year. The village's residents are among those released on Wednesday.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu warmly welcomes the successful rescue of 308 Nigerian citizens kidnapped in various attacks in Niger and Kwara states, the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said.

Mass kidnappings are common in Nigeria