Nigeria's 89 kidnapped Christians freed

Men ride past a burnt truck following the attack in Woro, Kwara State, on February 5, 2026. [AFP]

The last 89 Christians held captive since criminal gangs attacked three churches in northern Nigeria in mid-January were released on Thursday, following a spate of mass kidnappings in the country.

The worshippers, dressed in yellow and including children, arrived on a bus escorted by security forces, and were received by the governor of Kaduna state, Uba Sani, who said 183 people were initially abducted.