The Nigerian Army today said it has rescued several women, and children held hostage by Islamist militant sect, Boko Haram.

Brigadier Chris Olukolade stated that on May 22, 2013, during operations to rid the Bama area of terrorists, the Nigerian military raided Boko Haram camps where they rescued nine women and children being held hostage.

Following the Bama attack on May 7, 2013, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau released that showed women and children that they had captured.

Brigadier Olukolade confirmed that the children and women rescued were the same people displayed by Boko Haram in the video.

source: http://saharareporters.com/news-page/nigerian-troops-rescue-women-and-children-kidnapped-boko-haram

okosodo: Of what use are these kidnapped people to nigeria

Haba, they are innocent women and children

they should catch shekau naaa......but if boko were this weak then what have we been waiting...i m yet to understand what is going on ooooo

they kidnapped fellow fulanis and moslems? i don't believe the story, infact...i don't belive the pic. Poster could have posted a random fulani pic like that