Nigerian army 'rescues nearly 300' in Sambisa Forest
The Nigerian military says it has rescued 200 girls and 93 women from an area where the Islamist militant group Boko Haram is active.
However, it said it could not confirm whether the girls abducted from a school in Chibok in April 2014 were among them.
The military said the girls and women were freed during operations against Boko Haram in the Sambisa Forest.
A military spokesman said they were now being interviewed.
Weapons were also seized at the four camps which were taken in the latest operation, the military said.
In recent months Nigerian security forces have taken back most of the territory previously under the control of Boko Haram.
Last October the government said it had secured an agreement for a ceasefire and the release of the girls taken from Chibok, but Boko Haram subsequently denied this.
The abduction of the girls in Chibok sparked global outrage with many joining a campaign online to free them using the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls.
Several nations including the US and China vowed to help find them and there have been reported sightings of the girls, but none has been found to date.
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