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Wednesday 29 Apr 2015 - 11:17 Makkah mean time-10-7-1436
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Lagos (IINA) – The Nigerian Army said Tuesday that it had rescued at least 200 girls and 93 women from Sambisa forest, a stronghold of Boko Haram militant group, according to media resources.
"Troops this afternoon rescued 200 girls and 93 women from Sambisa forest," the defense headquarters said on Twitter.
"We cannot confirm if the Chibok girls are in this group," it added, in reference to scores of schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants last year.
The military said the girls and women were freed during major operations ending in the seizure of four Boko Haram camps in the Sambisa Forest. Weapons were also seized from the camps taken in the latest operation.
On April 14 last year, Boko Haram militants stormed Chibok town and kidnapped 276 schoolgirls. Only 57 of them have been accounted for, leaving 219 still missing.
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