Nigerian security forces rescue more than 300 abductees

More than 300 people abducted in separate attacks in Nigeria have been rescued, the country's presidency says, in what it describes as its largest single-day operation by joint security forces.

The victims were rescued from the Kainji Lake National Park in Niger State in an operation involving the military, police, intelligence unit and the National Counter-Terrorism Centre.

Those freed include 163 people abducted during a February attack on the Woro community in Kwara State, where scores were killed. At least 145 others had been taken in Niger State.

It's not clear whether any suspects were detained in the operation.

The victims were receiving medical care at a military site before being reunited with their families.

"President Bola Ahmed Tinubu warmly welcomes the successful rescue of 308 Nigerian citizens who were abducted in different attacks in Niger and Kwara states," presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said.

It was "the largest rescue operation ever carried out" in a single day, Onanuga added.

Tinubu described the operation as a sign of improved co-ordination among Nigeria's security agencies.