Most Abducted Nigerian Schoolgirls Freed

Breakthrough In Search For Dozens Of Schoolgirls Abducted By Militants In Nigeria
Palestinian gunmen take cover 14 October 2003 at the refugee camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, close to the border with Egypt. The Israeli army continued its incursion into the area in search for arms smuggling tunnels, leaving hundreds of Palestinians homeless and some eight people , including three youngsters dead. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)
Palestinian gunmen take cover 14 October 2003 at the refugee camp in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, close to the border with Egypt. The Israeli army continued its incursion into the area in search for arms smuggling tunnels, leaving hundreds of Palestinians homeless and some eight people , including three youngsters dead. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)

ABUJA, April 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Wednesday its forces had freed most of the schoolgirls abducted by Islamist Boko Haram militants, and were continuing the search for eight students still missing.

"With this development, the Principal of the school has confirmed that only 8 of the students are still missing," armed forces spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade said in a statement sent to media. He did not specify exactly how many of the girls had been rescued, but said one of the "terrorists" involved in the abduction had been captured. (Reporting by Isaac Abrak and Chijioke Ohuocha; Editing by Pascal Fletcher)

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