00:00Nigeria's army said it has rescued 11 kidnapping victims during an overnight operation along the Kaduna Abuja Highway.
00:09According to the military, troops from the forward operating basin docker spotted the group on the night of January 26 using long-range surveillance equipment.
00:18The five men, three women and three children had been held for 92 days after being abducted in October from the community of Garda Malam Mamam in Kaduna State.
00:30Kidnapping for ransom remains a major security challenge in northwest and central Nigeria, particularly along the key Kaduna Abuja Road, a vital transport link between the country's economic and federal capitals.
00:43Gunmen in Nigeria's conflict hotspot often ride on motorcycles through vast forest reserves that serve as their hideouts, making it easier to evade security forces.
00:54In the past few months, Nigeria has been at loggerhead with the United States government, which has accused the Nigerian government of not protecting Christians in the country's security crisis, although attacks affect both Christians and Muslims.
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