Army rescues 200 girls, 93 women from Sambisa Forest

The Nigerian Army has rescued 200 girls and 93 women from Sambisa Forest, a Boko Haram stronghold.

It is however not yet clear if the missing Chibok girls are among those rescued.

The DHQ gave details of the rescue operation via a series of tweets:

“FLASH: Troops this afternoon rescued 200 girls & 93 women from #Sambisa Forest. We cannot confirm if the #ChibokGirls are in this group.”

“Troops captured and destroyed 3 terrorists camps including the notorious Tokumbere camp in the #Sambisa Forest Operation.”

The DHQ however said that the rescued persons are being profiled to determine their identities.