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Over 160 Nigerians, mostly women and children, freed after six months of brutal captivity by jihadi militants—conditions included starvation, forced burials, and constant terror—highlight a deepening security crisis in Nigeria. The attack on Woro village, retaliation for resisting extremist indoctrination, left many widowed and traumatized. A massive rescue operation, the largest in Nigerian history, also freed 145 others from neighboring Niger state. President Tinubu vows to overhaul the overstretched military with recruitment boosts and pay raises, while experts urge a strategic pivot from reactive to preventive security measures to tackle root causes and protect communities nationwide.

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