{"id":59031,"date":"2026-05-07T06:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/nigerian-army-says-it-rescued-some-children-abducted-from-an-orphanage-last-month\/07\/05\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T06:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:48:12","slug":"nigerian-army-says-it-rescued-some-children-abducted-from-an-orphanage-last-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/nigerian-army-says-it-rescued-some-children-abducted-from-an-orphanage-last-month\/07\/05\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian army says it rescued some children abducted from an orphanage last month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) \u2014 Seven children and two women abducted by gunmen at an orphanage last month in the north-central region of <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nigeria\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Nigeria;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Nigeria&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Nigeria<\/a> have been rescued by troops, the country\u2019s army said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Authorities in Kogi state said <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nigeria-orphanage-attack-kidnapping-faf2df72e8fab734823f8c7f97da2a89\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:gunmen attacked an Islamic orphanage;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;gunmen attacked an Islamic orphanage&quot;}\" class=\"link \">gunmen attacked an Islamic orphanage<\/a> that was operating illegally and abducted 23 pupils in an \u201cisolated area\u201d of Lokoja, capital of Kogi State, on April 26. Fifteen of those abducted were immediately rescued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The troops intercepted and recovered the victims within a forest area in the state, army spokesman Hassan Abdullahi said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_2osl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_2osl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_2osl3b3agninpfivb8lbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe rescued victims comprised five boys, two girls, and two adult females, believed to be the wives of the proprietor of the orphanage,\u201d Abdullahi said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Armed groups attack schools and abduct students because they are seen as strategic in drawing attention and exacting huge ransoms, according to analysts. 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