Nigeria Army Rescues More Than 200 People From Boko Haram
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Nigeria’s army said it rescued more than 200 hostages from Boko Haram Islamist insurgents in the north of the country, while separately on Thursday the armed forces killed at least five militants.
“The team found and rescued 210 persons, comprising of mostly elderly men, women and children who have been safely evacuated to an internally displaced persons camp,” Colonel Sani Usman, an army spokesman, said in an e-mailed statement.