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Another abducted Chibok school girl regains freedom from Boko Haram

Xinhua, November 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Nigerian army has identified a Chibok girl who recently escaped from the den of terror group Boko Haram.

Army spokesman Sani Usman said in a statement reaching Xinhua that the troops of 121 Battalion deployed at Pulka, an area in Gwoza district of Borno State, discovered the girl while screening some escapees from Boko Haram terrorists' hideout in Sambisa forest early Saturday.

"She was discovered to be carrying a 10-month-old son," the army spokesman said, adding the girl and her baby have been taken to a medical facility for proper medical check-up.

More than 200 schools girls were seized by armed men who stormed their dormitories on the night of April 14, 2014, at the Girls Secondary School in Chibok. Some had managed to escape while others remained unaccounted for.

On Oct. 13, 21 girls were freed following negotiations between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram, which claimed responsibility for the abduction.

The Nigerian government said it will continue with the negotiations for the release of other girls still in Boko Haram's captivity. Endit