Nigerian army says 700 Boko Haram captives have escaped

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

The Nigerian army says more than 700 people held by Boko Haram militants in the north-east of the country have escaped captivity.

An army spokesperson, Col Timothy Antigha, said they had fled several islands in Lake Chad and arrived in the town of Monguno, in Borno state.

There has been no independent verification of the army's claim.

A BBC correspondent says the escapes are likely to have happened over a period of time, not in one go.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42536065

[spooky3]

1. I hope this is true. I wonder if Michelle Obama will weigh in. She was

actively behind the effort to rescue the kidnapped girls.

[Igel]

2. The kidnapped girls were the tip of the iceberg.

And it's a large iceberg.

But kidnapped girls? That attracted media attention and got lots of effort put into resolving.

And the other thousands of people?

Wait. What? There were other people?

It was a point of pride that we even noticed the ones we did. And that's only because they were girls.

[DorothyG]

3. Awesome. How was she involved?

[spooky3]

4. This story may interest you.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-35948362