300 girls rescued from Boko Haram - report

Nigerians walk along Ahmadu Bello Way in protest to bring attention to the one year anniversary of the kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian school girls in Chibok, Abuja, Nigeria on 13 April 2015. Islamic militant group Boko Haram who have been waging a war of terror in Nigeria for more than five years kidnapped more than 220 girls last year in Chibok. EPA/STR

Nigerians walk along Ahmadu Bello Way in protest to bring attention to the one year anniversary of the kidnapping of hundreds of Nigerian school girls in Chibok, Abuja, Nigeria on 13 April 2015. Islamic militant group Boko Haram who have been waging a war of terror in Nigeria for more than five years kidnapped more than 220 girls last year in Chibok. EPA/STR

Published Apr 28, 2015

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Lagos - Up to 300 unidentified females have been rescued by Nigerian troops in restive northeast Sambisa forest following a daring and precise operation, a military spokesperson said on Tuesday.

 National defense spokesperson Major General Chris Olukolade, who confirmed this to Xinhua, said he could not confirm the identity of the freed victims and their origins. 

The spokesperson added that he could not state if any of them was from Chibok until after thorough screening and proper investigations.

“I can only confirm the rescue this afternoon of 200 girls and 93 women in different camps in the forest. We are yet to determine their origin as all the freed persons are now being screened and profiled,” he said.

  Xinhua-ANA

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