Nigeria military confirms freeing some kidnapped Chibok girls

Some of the nearly 200 schoolgirls that were kidnapped in Nigeria in April by Boko Haram have been freed.

The Nigerian Army spokesman Brig.Gen.Chris Olukolade said the exercise is ongoing but did not specify the number of girls freed, who are reported to be currently held in a barracks.

Boko Haram, a radical group aiming to create an Islamic state in mainly Muslim northern Nigeria, abducted more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls.

The name of the militant groups translates as "Western education is forbidden".

The militants of the group are believed to be the masterminds behind most terrorist attacks carried out in the country.

According to media reports, the Nigerian government has recently been in secret talks with Boko Haram to exchange the terrorists it has under arrest for the kidnapped girls.

In August, Chadian troops freed 85 of the kidnapped girls.

Source: RIA Novosti