Nigerian army rescues 80 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram
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(Worthy News) – The Nigerian army rescued about 80 girls abducted by Boko Haram militants in a raid at a school on Wednesday.
The girls were rescued at a border town between Borno and Yobe and were taken to the Geidam Army Base to undergo medical checks, CNN reported.
Mohammed Alamin, the commissioner of education for Yobe state, said the school will be visited to check names off a list in order to confirm the exact number of girls rescued. [ Source: UPI (Read More…) ]
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