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ABUJA, Nigeria \u2014 Students abducted in May by Islamic militants in Nigeria\u2019s southwestern Oyo state have been rescued, the government said Friday.<\/p>\n

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Government spokesman Bayo Onanuga did not specify the total number of students rescued, but authorities said at the time of the abductions on May 15 that more than 40 people had been abducted. One of the teachers abducted alongside the students was killed shortly afterward.<\/p>\n

Eight militants were arrested as part of the operation, while an unspecified number of the militants were killed, Onanuga said.<\/p>\n

The abductions in a southern state had represented an escalation of the country\u2019s security crisis because most such abductions previously had taken place in the north.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis successful military operation has ended the siege and standoff of over 50 days and has brought relief to the entire nation and the affected families in particular,\u201d Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said in a statement.<\/p>\n

In the same week as the Oyo abduction, dozens of children were kidnapped in Borno, the epicenter of Nigeria\u2019s security crisis.<\/p>\n

Abductions at schools are common in Nigeria, where militant groups target them to put pressure on the government and extract ransoms.<\/p>\n

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