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Chibok Girls Have Been Rescued?

In a daring and precise operation the Nigerian troops have stormedthe Sambisa Forest and rescued about 300 women and girls.Also at least 21 people were killed by suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram in Marguba community and other surrounding villages of Beneshiekh, the headquarters of Kaga local government area of Borno state.It was gathered that at least threemajor terrorists camps have beendestroyed in the well-cordinated attacks that include the destruction of the notorious Tokumbere camp in the Sambisa Forest.While confirming the operation the Director Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade said he could not confirm the identity of the freed victims and their origins and he could not state if any of them was from Chibok until after thorough screening and proper investigations.He said: “I can only confirm the rescued this afternoon of 200 girls and 93 women in different camps in the forest. We are yet to determine their origin as all the freed persons are now being screened and profiled. Please don’t misquote me on their origin. We will provide more details later.”Also at least twenty one people were killedby suspected members of dreaded Boko Haramin Marguba community and othersurrounding villages of Beneshiekh, the headquarters of Kaga local government area of Borno state.The insurgents according to sources also injured many residents after setting ablaze several houses mostly thatched roofs before looting foodstuff and livestock.Beneshiekh is north west and about 76 kilometers drive from Maiduguri, the state capital. It is located on the fringes of Sambisaforest along Maiduguri- Damaturu- Kano road which havewitnessed series of deadly attacks by insurgents.This development is coming barely 24 hours after some group of insurgents laid ambush on some returning residents, killing 21 in Bultaram village of Gujba council area of Tone state while attempting to return to their sacked village to evacuate their abandoned foodstuff and livestock.Our Correspondent reliably gathered from fleeing residents now taking refuge in Beneshiekh town that “the insurgents came from Sambisa forest axis and stormed the villages on Monday evening, wrecked havoc as they had a filed day without confrontation”.

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