Now, another 234 women and children have been freed. The Nigerian army has been capturing and destroying terrorist camps in the Sambisa Forest, which is where they have been hiding for some time.
Altogether, Amnesty International believes that about 2,000 women and girls have been kidnapped. Hostages that have escaped in the past tell how they were forced to manual labor, and subjected to sexual and psychological abuse. In some cases, some of them were forced to fight alongside the rebels.
Boko Haram started its insurgency about six years ago and has tried to set up its own separate state, just like ISIS. More than 13,000 people have been killed and a minimum of 1.5 million people have fled their homes.
Comment: Thank God that so many have been found and released! I hope and pray that more can be spared!
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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-frees-234-more-children-women-boko-haram-212712910.html
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Graphics: Mine
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Keywords: women and children, freed, Boko Haram, Nigerian army, terrorist