Abducted British mum, 47, found in daring Malawi rescue as police officer shot

Nusrat Osman, 47, from Leicester, abducted in Blantyre, Malawi on September 11, has been rescued in an operation where a police officer was shot and wounded.

Brit Brief 17/09/2026 20:36

Abducted British mum, 47, found in daring Malawi rescue as police officer shot — Abducted British mum found in Malawi rescue; officer shot

A British mother kidnapped in Malawi has been found safe after a rescue operation in which a senior police officer was shot and wounded.

Nusrat Osman, 47, from Leicester, was abducted on September 11 in the southern city of Blantyre. Malawi police said they were looking for four men who had used a grey car to kidnap her. The motive was not clear, and the suspects made no contact with the woman's family.

Rescue operation and injuries

Inspector General Richard Luhanga, the head of the Malawi police, told The Associated Press that the mother was safe but declined to give more details.

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Osman's brother, Shobi Jiwa, told Malawi news outlet Nation Online that she was rescued in an operation in which Luhanga's deputy inspector general was shot and wounded.