Nigeria's army says it has rescued 200 girls and
93 women from Boko Haram camps during a
military operation to wrest back control of the
Sambisa Forest.
In a post on Twitter on Tuesday, the military said
it could not confirm whether the hostages were
those kidnapped from Chibok a year ago.
"Troops this afternoon rescued 200 girls and 93
women from Sambisa Forest. We cannot confirm
if the Chibok girls are in this group," the army
said, adding that Nigerian troops had also
destroyed three camps run by the armed group.
Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege, reporting from the
capital Abuja, said it was highly likely that the girls
freed today were those kidnapped by Boko
Haram last year.
Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls
near the northern village of Chibok in April 2014,
sparking an international outcry.
More than 1.5 million people, including 800,000
children, have fled their homes due to the
violence between Boko Haram, military forces
and civilian self-defence groups. www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/04/nigerian-army-rescues-200-girls-boko-haram-camps-150428195337887.html