
Friday, May 20, 2016
More than two years after they were taken the Nigerian army is heading off into the Sambisa forest to rescue the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls who were kidnapped by the Boko Haram. The decision to finally take some action follows the escape of one of the kidnapped girls.
“We believe that in the coming weeks we shall recover the rest of the girls,” Governor of Borno state Kashim Shettima told reporters. “The military is already moving into the forest.”
It is hoped that this incursion into the Sambisa meets with more success than previous campaigns against the Boko Haram.