The Nigerian army says its troops have rescued dozens of captives mostly women and children held by Islamic extremist rebels in the country's northeastern region where jihadi violence has raged for years.
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian security forces have rescued dozens of captives mostly women and children held by Islamic extremist rebels in the country’s hard-hit northeastern region, the army said.
The army shared pictures of the freed hostages that included toddlers. Most of them looked malnourished and wore worn-out clothes, suggesting that they might have been held for a long time. He said that seven members of a “Boko Haram terrorist family” surrendered to troops on Sunday in a separate operation. They included three adults and four children.
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