Troops rescue two Chibok girls, 99 others from Boko Haram camps

The army says it has rescued two Chibok girls and 99 other abducted persons from Boko Haram camps.

the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division and Commander Sector 1 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Major General Waidi Shaibu, who made the disclosure in a briefing on Friday, said the troops rescued the victims from different locations in Borno state.

The rescued girls are Rejoice Sanki, 24, and mother of two children; and Yagana Poly, 24, mother of four.

According to the army, they were rescued on September 29 and October 2.

Of the 99 other kidnapped rescued, 47 are women, the army said.