ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 308 people abducted in different attacks in the northern part of Nigeria were rescued, the country’s president said Wednesday. Those rescued include 163 people abducted from Woro community in Kaiama area of Kwara state in February, and 145 people kidnapped mostly from Niger state, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu said in a statement. It was described as the “largest rescue operation ever” undertaken in the country on a single day by security forces, according to Tinubu. ​“The successful execution of this intelligence-led operation demonstrates the growing efficiency and collaboration among our security services,” the president said. Authorities have said the bandit groups include mostly former herders who took up arms against farming communities after clashes between them over increasingly strained resources.