Nigerian soldiers managed to find almost 300 women were kidnapped Boko Haram in the forest, an area controlled by the armed rebel groups.
Reported on Wednesday (29/4), a total of 200 virgins and 93 women were found in the forest Sambisa in military operation destroy Boko haram hiding, earlier this week. It is one of Nigeria's military progress in efforts to combat armed groups.
"So far, the military has destroyed and cleared Sassa, Tokumbere and two other camps in the region Alafa, all in the forest Sambisa," said Nigerian military spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman.
Tokumbere camp is the biggest training ground of Boko Haram, a candidate galvanize children soldiers. Many Boko Haram members were killed in a military raid, but the number was not mentioned.
Sambisa invasion actually began last week, but the military must step down on Wednesday because of a lot of explosive mines in the forest. On Monday, the army back into the forest and found hundreds of women on Tuesday afternoon.
But in the initial examination, these women are not part of the 200 students who were abducted from a boarding school in Chibok last year. Kidnapping in Chibok sparked international concern with the emergence of the insistence of various world leaders, including US first lady Michelle Obama.
Nigerian intelligence source said the woman who rescued will be checked again to ascertain whether they are victims of kidnapping or wives of the militants.
Boko Haram who previously controlled the region amounting Belgium in Nigeria this year was repelled thanks to the combined ground and air force assisted by the army Chad, Niger and Cameroon
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