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Nigeria rescues 1,880 hostages from Boko Haram
More than 1800 hostages have been rescued from the den of the terror group Boko Haram.
Abuja, Dec 22: Nigerian government forces have rescued another 1,880 hostages from the den of the terror group Boko Haram, the army authorities said on Thursday.
The hostages, all women and children, were freed from inside the Sambisa Forest, known as the largest training camp of Boko Haram in the country's northeastern Borno region.
The troops also arrested 504 Boko Haram terrorists, of whom 19 willingly surrendered, Borno Combatant Commander Lucky Irabor told Xinhua news agency.
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UNICEF:
Crisis
created
by
Boko
Haram
likely
to
kill
80,000
children
in
Nigeria
The
army
has
started
constructing
roads
leading
to
the
Sambisa
Forest
to
ease
troops' operations
in
mopping
up
Boko
Haram
fighters
in
their
den.
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