The Nigerian Army has said it has rescued 200 girls and 93 women during a military operation in the Sambisa Forest after destroying three Boko Haram camps.
On its twitter feed, the Nigerian Armed Forces said it was unable to confirm if the schoolgirls kidnapped last year in Chibok are among those rescued.
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FLASH: Troops this afternoon rescued 200 girls & 93 women from #Sambisa Forest. We cannot confirm if the #ChibokGirls are in this group /1
19:10 - 28 Apr 2015
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Troops captured and destroyed 3 terrorists camps including the notorious Tokumbere camp in the #Sambisa Forest Operation /2
19:12 - 28 Apr 2015
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#Sambisa Forest: The freed persons are now being screened and profiled. We will bring you details later. /3 #NeverAgain
19:14 - 28 Apr 2015
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Islamist militant group Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls near the northern village of Chibok in April 2014, sparking international outcry.
http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-04-28/nigerian-troops-find-200-girls-in-boko-haram-operation/Held off posting this until some secondary confirmation came in.
