Nigerian Troops Rescue Women and Children Kidnapped By Boko Haram

Posted: May 24, 2013 - 16:04

Rescued women and children

By SaharaReporters, New York

The Nigerian Army today said it has rescued several women, and children held hostage by Islamist militant sect, Boko Haram.
Brigadier Chris Olukolade stated that on May 22, 2013, during operations to rid the Bama area of terrorists, the Nigerian military raided Boko Haram camps where they rescued nine women and children being held hostage.
Following the Bama attack on May 7, 2013, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau released that showed women and children that they had captured.
Brigadier Olukolade confirmed that the children and women rescued were the same people displayed by Boko Haram in the video.