The armed forces could not immediately confirm if any of the rescued girls were among the 200 schoolgirls the militant group Boko Haram kidnapped in April 2014 from the northeastern Nigerian village of Chibok. That abduction led to a social media movement, #BringBackOurGirls, to rescue them.
Nigerian troops also captured and destroyed three terrorist camps, the armed forces said.
Boko Haram is a militant Islamist group. The name translates to "Western education is sin" in the local Hausa language.
The group has said its aim is to impose a stricter enforcement of Sharia law across Nigeria, which is split between a majority Muslim north and a mostly Christian south.
The defense headquarter says;
FLASH: Troops this afternoon rescued 200 girls & 93 women from #Sambisa Forest. We cannot confirm if the #ChibokGirls are in this group /1
— DEFENCE HQ NIGERIA (@DefenceInfoNG) April 28, 2015
#Sambisa Forest: The freed persons are now being screened and profiled. We will bring you details later. /3
#NeverAgain
— DEFENCE HQ NIGERIA (@DefenceInfoNG) April 28, 2015
Well,,9ja can't b an islamic state ,,that's d only fact that will never happen ....let me believe this figures from defence HQRT....
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ReplyDeleteThat's some good news o. Buh d question is are they d "Chibok girls we've all been looking 4? Hmmm! "Uwaifo don talk e own o".
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed ...waiting for more update on this
ReplyDeleteI think is quite impressive and it will be a milestone in history of Jonathan administration. Nice
ReplyDeleteI think is quite impressive and it will be a milestone in history of Jonathan administration. Nice
ReplyDeleteWaiting to see this girls hmmmm God is alive
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