At least 360 women, men and children have been freed after they were abducted earlier this year by Boko Haram.
Several hundred people, who was abducted by the militant group Boko Haram earlier this year, has been freed in Nigeria.
This is written by the AFP news agency.
Among other things, the many Nigerians were abducted from the town of Ngoshe in the northeastern state of Borno.
Borno South Youth Alliance (BOSYA) chairman Samaila Kaigama, according to the news agency, said his group “secured the release of all the 416 women and children abducted from Ngoshe”.
Borno senator Mohammed Ali Ndume confirmed the release to AFP.
He has not stated how the security forces managed to release the abductees.
However, the military has separately stated that it was conducting an “intelligence-led rescue operation”.
Demanded a large ransom
The military has subsequently adjusted down the number of those freed and states that it is 360 people.
The victims were held captive by Boko Haram “under harsh conditions after being abducted from several communities, particularly within the Ngoshe area,” according to AFP.
The kidnappers had demanded millions of the Nigerian currency naira in ransom for the Ngoshe captives.
But the authorities in Nigeria deny having paid money, although according to AFP analysts say it is common practice both by the government and the victims’ families.
