Nigerian military troops have rescued 200 girls from Sambisa forest, the notorious hideout of the insurgent islamic group, Boko Haram, the defence headquarters has revealed. The girls were found Tuesday afternoon alongside 93 women who were also rescued, the military said, but not confirm whether the girls were the school girls abducted more than a year ago from a secondary school in Chibok, Borno State. The girls were being “screened and profiled”, the military said.
PR Nigeria, a news website which distributes press statements for the military and other Nigerian government agencies, reported that at least three major terrorists camps were destroyed during the operation.
The website quoted the Director of Defence Information,
Chris Olukolade, a major general, as confirming the operations.
“I can only confirm the rescued this afternoon of 200 girls and 93 women in different camps in the forest. We are yet to determine their origin as all the freed persons are now being screened and profiled. Please don’t misquote me on their origin. We will provide more details later,” Mr. Olukolade said.
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