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Boko Haram militants hand over 13 hostages to Nigerian government

Boko Haram militants hand over 13 hostages to Nigerian government. [Photo: Courtesy]

Boko Haram freed 13 hostages, Nigeria’s presidency said on Saturday, after authorities negotiated their release with the Islamist militants.

The kidnappings were part of a campaign of attacks last year by the jihadist group whose bid to create an Islamic state in the northeast has killed at least 20,000 people and forced some 2.7 million to flee their homes since 2009.

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