One of Nigeria's abducted girls found alive in bush
At least 200 schoolgirls were taken hostage and driven away on the night of April 14 by Boko Haram gunmen
LAGOS (AA) – A Nigerian girl who was among those abducted in April by Boko Haram militant group has been found "wandering in the bush" in northeastern Adamawa State, a spokesman of the Chibok community where the schoolgirls had been taken confirmed.
"Yes the information came to us yesterday that one of the girls had been found wandering in the bush in Mubi area of Adamawa," Lawan Rabana, spokesman of the Chibok community, told Anadolu Agency on Thursday.
"She is being taken care of now, and we are yet to know fully the story of how she came about."
At least 200 schoolgirls were taken hostage and driven away on the night of April 14 by Boko Haram gunmen who stormed their dormitory in the northeastern community of Borno State.
The group had confirmed their abduction in at least two videos and offered to exchange them only for some of his commanders in government custody.
At least 57 of the girls had regained their freedom following their abduction which raised international outrage. But the fate of the remaining abducted girls still hangs in the balance as government continues to keep its efforts to rescue the girls under wraps.
The country's military has claimed to know their whereabouts, but made clear force would not be applied to free them for fear their abductors could harm them in the process.
On Wednesday, Nigeria said it has killed Mohammed Bashir who it claimed had been impersonating the "deceased" Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau.
Over the weekend, the army thwarted fresh attempts by the Boko Haram militants to attack Konduga, a town located just 50km from Maiduguri, Borno State's provincial capital.
The military said earlier that up to 60 Boko Haram militants had been killed on Wednesday during fresh insurgent attempts to capture Konduga.
According to the army, a "high-ranking terrorist leader" was captured during the attack and is currently being treated at a military medical facility.
In recent weeks, Boko Haram militants have overrun several towns in Nigeria's restive northeastern region.
In a recent video, Shekau – or the man purportedly impersonating him – declared all territories under the group's control to be part of an "Islamic caliphate" in northern Nigeria.
Outlawed in Nigeria, Turkey and the U.S., Boko Haram has been blamed for thousands of deaths and scores of violent attacks since the group became violent in 2009.
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