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Military relocates 275 rescued women, children to unknown destination

The former captives were taken to the camp in April 2015 after being rescued from Sambisa Forest in Borno State.

Freed Boko Haram captives

Nigeria’s military has evacuated 275 women and children, who were freed from Boko Haram, out of Malkohi Camp in Adamawa State.

The former captives were taken to the camp in April 2015 after being rescued from Sambisa Forest in Borno State.

The evacuation was reportedly confirmed by National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Camps Coordinator in Yola, Sa’ad Bello.

Bello however said that he had not been informed about where they would be taken.

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The Nigerian military, in April, rescued about 1,000 women and children from the sect after an operation in the forest.

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