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Nigeria frees 234 more women, children from Boko Haram's Sambisa stronghold

A soldier from the Nigerian Army talks with hostage women and children who were freed from Boko Haram, in Yola. (Photo:Reuters)

Nigeria troops have freed another 234 women and children from Boko Haram's stronghold in the Sambisa forest, the military said Friday.

The defence headquarters said in a statement the hostages were rescued on Thursday through the Kawuri and Konduga end of Sambisa forest.

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