Chibok

The Nigerian army announced on Twitter that it freed over 1,000 hostages from the ISIS ally.

The Islamist militant group also said they had returned the girls out of feelings of pity.

Confusion over whereabouts of schoolchildren following latest attack by Islamic militants in Nigeria.

The kidnapping was one of the high-profile incidents of Boko Haram's insurgency, now in its eighth year and with little sign of ending. About 220 were abducted from their school in a night-time attack.

The girls are studying at the American University of Nigeria in Yola.

Boko Haram released 21 of the kidnapped girls last month.

The village of Kubrrivu was previously burnt down by the militants in 2014.

One of the Nigerian schoolgirls is used to plead with the federal government to release Boko Haram militants.

Girl says all but six of the Chibok girls are alive and being held in the Sambisa Forest, which contradicts the assumption the girls had been widely scattered.

The two were among more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014.

The Nigerian town came to prominence when Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls in April 2014.

The decision comes after parents of the girls and the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) movement marched to the presidential villa.

The Nigerian army have entered Sambisa Forest, thought to be Boko Haram's last stronghold.

Warplanes lead offensive into Sambisa forest, 100 km from village where Boko Haram abducted 200 girls last year.

Despite recent defeats, experts have warned that the terror group still pose a significant threat.

French reconnaissance flights are beingconducted along Nigerien and Chadian borders as part of wider Sahel strategy.

An estimated 300 people are missing following the attack.

Although no one has claimed responsibility, the attack bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram.

The incident occurred on Sunday, but the news was not made public until Thursday.

At least 45 are dead after the militant group attacked the village of Azaya Kura.