Local representatives announced the release of hundreds of women and children kidnapped by Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria. The military stated an "intelligence-led rescue operation" secured their freedom.

Hundreds of women and children who were kidnapped by jihadist group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria were freed over the weekend, local representatives said. It was not immediately clear how the victims' release was secured, although the military said it had executed an "intelligence-led rescue operation".