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Nigerian army frees 1,000 Boko Haram captives
« on: May 07, 2018, 10:59:30 pm »
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Nigerian army frees 1,000 Boko Haram captives

By Bukola Adebayo, CNN

Updated 3:18 PM ET, Mon May 7, 2018

Some Dapchi schoolgirls released by Boko Haram at their meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria, March 23, 2018.

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)The Nigerian army said Monday it had rescued more than 1,000 Boko Haram captives in Borno state, northeastern Nigeria.

The hostages consisted mainly of women and children, as well as some young men who had been forced to become Boko Haram fighters, military spokeman Texas Chukwu said in a statement.
This follows the release of over 100 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram from Dapchi, a town in Nigeria's Yobe State in March.

Read more at: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/07/africa/boko-haram-captives-freed-intl/index.html

Boko Haram would have made them wear Muslim clothing, so if Christians have been kidnapped, hopefully, they have been freed.

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Re: Nigerian army frees 1,000 Boko Haram captives
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2018, 03:07:44 am »
Nigeria's population is growing like crazy, even with these problems, they are essentially, predicted to exceed our population by the end of this century but I'm sure that has something to do with how many refugees and other immigrants come into the US, but I did see that prediction.