Nigerian army says 700 Boko Haram captives have escaped
The Nigerian armed force says more than 700 individuals held by Boko Haram activists in the north-east of the nation have gotten away bondage.
An armed force representative, Col Timothy Antigha, said they had fled a few islands in Lake Chad and landed in the town of Monguno, in Borno state.
There has been no autonomous check of the armed force's claim.
A BBC journalist says the getaways are probably going to have occurred over some undefined time frame, not in one go.
The military says a current military operation, Deep Punch II, has debilitated Boko Haram.
In his New Year address, President Muhammadu Buhari said the gathering had been "beaten".
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In a post on the HQ Nigerian Army Facebook page, Col Antigha said the 700 contained "agriculturists, anglers and individuals from their families who were until now held by Boko Haram fear based oppressors as homestead laborers".
He said the current operation "was focused at devastating Boko Haram framework and coordinations, for example, correspondence focuses, creation yards, bomb making gear, vehicles and different methods for sustenance".
"The following breakdown of their summon structure and methods for survival have hence set off the deserting of the islands and escape of the abductees," he composed.
Col Antigha said the escapees were being profiled to guarantee there were no aggressors covered up among them.
He additionally said two ladies among the got away prisoners had conceived an offspring securely at a military holding office.
More than eight years, Boko Haram's battle of Islamist viciousness has executed more than 20,000 individuals and dislodged nearly 2.6 million.
In spite of the experts' request that the gathering has been vanquished, as of late Boko Haram warriors have ventured up their assaults on military and non military personnel targets.