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Nigeria security forces rescue 360 abductees from Boko Haram-linked group in Borno
Updated On: 08 June, 2026 08:25 AM IST | Maiduguri | Agencies
JAS is the official Arabic name of the main faction of Boko Haram
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The army rescued them from a mountain hideout. FILE PIC/AFP
Nigeria’s security forces have rescued 360 men, women, and children from a mountain hideout where they were being held by kidnappers in Borno state.
The abductees were being held by a group known as Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) deep in the Mandara mountains. JAS is the official Arabic name of the main faction of Boko Haram.
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