Dozens of hostages, including toddlers and women, held by Islamic rebel group Boko Haram have been rescued in Nigeria’s northeastern region.
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Fourteen of the captives were first to be rescued on Saturday in Gobara village while 11 others were freed on Sunday when troops raided the rebel hideout in Gava village, both around 80 miles from Borno state capital, Maiduguri, said army spokeman Onyema Nwachukwu. 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.
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