Nigeria, Jan. 11 -- The Plateau State Government has rescued 25 people, most of them children, who were kidnapped along the Zak-Sabon Layi Road in Bashar District of Wase Local Government Area, and handed them over to the local council for reunification with their families.

The rescue was disclosed in a statement by the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the governor, Gyang Bere, who said the operation was carried out in collaboration with security agencies, leading to the victims' release on Friday.

Briefing journalists during the handover ceremony, the Secretary to the State Government, Samuel Jatau, said the victims were kidnapped on Sunday, 21 December 2025, at about 7 p.m., while travelling to attend a Maulud celebration.

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