Nigeria: Hundreds of kidnapped women, children freed from Boko Haram jihadists

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Hundreds of women and children who were kidnapped by jihadist group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria were freed over the weekend, local representatives said.

It was not immediately clear how the victims' release was secured, although the military said it had executed an "intelligence-led rescue operation".

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