293 girls and women rescued from Sambisa forest

The Nigerian army says it has rescued 200 girls and 93 women from Sambisa forest on a live call on CNN.

It is yet to be confirmed if the 200 Chibok schoolgirls, who were kidnapped by Boko Haram almost a year ago (April 2014), are among them.

"Troops this afternoon rescued 200 girls and 93 women from Sambisa Forest. We cannot confirm if the Chibok girls are in this group," adding that the Nigerian troops had also destroyed three camps run by the militants.