Hundreds of kidnapped women and young girls in Nigeria have been reportedly rescued from the captivity of terrorist organization, Boko Haram. According to the Nigerian Armed Forces official Twitter account, the rescue happened this afternoon. There is no word if the rescued are among the group of school girls forcibly taken a year ago, sparking the #BringBackOurGirls movement.
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#Sambisa Forest: The freed persons are now being screened and profiled. We will bring you details later. /3
#NeverAgain
Troops captured and destroyed 3 terrorists camps including the notorious Tokumbere camp in the #Sambisa Forest Operation /2
FLASH: Troops this afternoon rescued 200 girls & 93 women from #Sambisa Forest. We cannot confirm if the #ChibokGirls are in this group /1
via MSN:
“Troops have this afternoon captured & destroyed three camps of terrorists inside the Sambisa forest & rescued 200 girls & 93 women,” defence spokesman Chris Olukolade said in a text message, referring to the area in northeast Borno state where the Islamists have bases.
Boko Haram has boasted mass attacks on villages, even claiming responsibility for crimes against these women.
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