The Defence Headquarters have this evening said that the dreaded Sambisa Forest was invaded by the military and over 200 girls and 93 women were rescued.
According to information released on the official twitter handle by the Defence headquarters, the girls who were rescued are being profiled to ascertain if they are the abducted Chibok girls.
it will be recalled that Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls near the northern village of Chibok in April 2014, sparking an international outcry.
It is thought the Islamist extremists took the youngsters into the heavily-mined Sambisa Forest.
More details as more information trickle in.
#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
Troops captured and destroyed 3 terrorists camps including the notorious Tokumbere camp in the #Sambisa Forest Operation /2
— DEFENCE HQ NIGERIA (@DefenceInfoNG) April 28, 2015
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
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