27 kidnapped victims rescued in Nigeria: police

SWAT Nigeria

A Nigerian police SWAT personnel member sits alert with a machine gun on a vehicle stationed at the entrance of Rivers State collation centre in Port Harcourt, Southern Nigeria, on February 26, 2019. PHOTO | AFP

By  Xinhua

News agency

What you need to know:

  • There have been a series of gunmen attacks in Nigeria in recent months, leading to deaths and kidnappings.

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