Nigerian army frees widow of ex-general who died in captivity

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Nigerian soldiers rescued Amina Abubakar, widow of Major General Rabe Abubakar, from militants who had held her captive in the country's troubled northwest. The ex-general died in custody last month after he and his wife were abducted together. The military operation marked a rare success in a region plagued by kidnappings and insurgent violence, where armed groups have made abductions a lucrative enterprise and terrorized civilians and security forces alike.