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Nigeria’s army will keep chasing Zamfara kidnappers, but ransom networks will remain the bigger problem.

Zamfara remains one of Nigeria’s most volatile kidnapping zones, so a clean rescue is notable even if the broader security problem persists. The story also underscores how entrenched ransom-driven abductions remain in the northwest.

Zamfara rescues will keep pressure on Tinubu until Nigeria turns battlefield wins into lasting security gains.

The rescue is a tactical win, but it also underscores how persistent and normalized mass abductions have become in northwest Nigeria. That keeps the security crisis in focus and raises pressure on President Bola Tinubu’s government.