About 100 women and children who were kidnapped have been freed, authorities in Nigeria have said.
The women were mainly nursing mothers, according to reports.
They were reportedly kidnapped by bandits in the Zamfara state in north-west Nigeria on June 8, 2021.
Reports say four persons were killed during the abduction on June 8.
But the Zamfara state government reportedly announced that the women and children were freed without any ransom being paid. The authorities gave no further details, reports said.
According to reports, since December 2020, over 1,000 pers have been kidnapped in Nigeria.
